Process and Inspiration

I make intricately carved, functional pots to celebrate and bring elegance to everyday life. I am inspired by nature in all its aspects: the diversity of flora and fauna, habitats, seasons, and most importantly, the embodiment of life, growth, and vitality.

Although I enjoy capturing detail, often—rather than attempting to represent the specific—I seek to explore quiet, metaphorical expressions of life. I am greatly influenced by ornament, calligraphy, and historical patterns in textiles, metal work, and botanical prints. I appreciate the beauty and value of old things, believing they speak to and enrich us in our time.

I work with mid-range porcelain, which offers durability as well as a smooth surface for detailed decoration. Each one-of-a-kind piece is wheel-thrown and decorated entirely by hand, primarily through carving, as well as the application of slip and, occasionally, 20K gold luster. I explore textural patterns in my work through incised ornament, movement, fluid lines, and a peaceful palette of transparent glazes.

Seeking an ideal union between the useful and the ornamental, I make pots for the simple joy of creating and hope to share that joy with those who use them.

From "Thirst for Beauty, Thirst for Soul"

“.... We look at something for which we have no words and we ache for the voice that can make beauty tangible. We touch the beautiful and reframe our own vision of the world. We see something which we have looked at many times but never really seen before and find ourselves less alone in the universe because someone else has touched what we have touched, felt what we have felt, known what we have known. Then, we are never the same again because we have seen a rent in the fabric of eternity, gotten an insight into timelessness, come face to face with the ultimate. Then, we have seen a bit of the Beauty out of which beauty comes.” —Joan Chittister

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Process and Inspiration