I create handbuilt and handpainted ceramics using a variety of clays. My work is generally fired to cone 6 but I do occassionally experiment with cone 10 reductions firings. All pieces are created using pinch, coiling, and slab techniques. I paint my pieces at the greenware stage using a variety of underglazes, mason stains, and slips. I then fire the piece and clear glaze my pieces in ways that leave parts of the raw clay exposed because I like the contrast between the surfaces. Inside vessels I will use a variety of colored glazes, often combined in ways to create surprising result. I then fire to cone 6. Most of my work has 22k gold luster details which are applied after glaze firing and then the work is fired a third and final time.
CACOPHONY
CACOPHONY was a solo show at The Purple Door in Portland, OR from October through November in 2026. The show was about the daily noise which surrounds us. If we sit and let the messages filter through the chaos, we may find things we need to hear even if they are uncomfortable or painful. As is the case with this divine lady who captures the sentiment of one of the many over heard quotes that find their way into my work.
Creatures: Sculptures & Vessels
Little Creatures: Small Sculptures
Playsets
