Sculptures and Table Paintings

 Moon Vessel Series

Moon Vessel, Stoneware, slip, underglaze and Satin White overglaze, 11”h x 9.5”w x 9.5”d, 2022.

Moon Vessel Two, Stoneware, slip, underglaze with Satin White interior, 11”h x 9”w x 9”d, 2022.

Moon Vessel Three, Stoneware, slip, cobalt, underglaze with Satin White interior, 10”h x 9”w x 9”d, 2022.

Moon Vessel Four, Stoneware with slip, underglaze and underglaze pencil, with Abalone Pink interior glaze, 12h" x11”w x 11"d, 2022.

Moon Vessel Five, Stoneware with slip, underglaze and underglaze pencil, with Abalone Pink interior glaze, 13h" x11”w x 11"d, 2022.

During a recent art residency, I was driven to a return of building sculpturally with clay techniques gathered over the years using the wheel, slabs and coils. Minimal, sphere shapes alluding to celestial bodies and referencing the traditional forms of moon jars emerged as a new studio series. The process of ceramics naturally relates themes of earthen and universal elements with the harness of centrifugal force and fire. References to the cosmos are found often in my works, in painting and clay. These Moon Vessels became a place to adventure in dimensional conversations with subtle silhouette transitions, shadows and shapes. Different from a canvas, a clay object beckons to be touched. Once the piece is formed, it’s treated as a round painting. Slip transfers, brushwork and underglaze pencil layer and scribe throughout the surface to further push the feeling of space and energy. The works, like the moon, grant a place of comfort and reflection.

 

Siren Series

This developing series draws from oceanic currents and the feminine swoops that pull through the water. Notes of human industry and connectivity with chains and buoyant forms are layered in concept. Resulting sculptures become almost figurative with the links woven, hung and draped like jewelry. The surface is mysterious and tactile like a corroded object within a marine world, long submerged.

Siren, Black stoneware, Clear Glaze interior, Turquoise Glaze exterior, 18” x 12” x 12”, 2023.

Despoena, Clear Glaze interior, White Slip, Turquoise and Clear Glaze exterior, 2023.

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