Artist Statement

My ceramic sculpture is about discovering moments of awe outside and recording them in clay. Detail and fragility are consistent throughout the work, specifically in paper-thin translucent porcelain slabs that represent my sketchbook pages. This intricacy and delicacy invites close looking and slowing down. I also create painterly tablets that serve as dense visual records of what I notice and my memories walking in forests, gardens, and my backyard. I stretch, smear, push, pull, and rake the clay to discover its inherent material potential. These discoveries reflect spontaneity, delight, and playfulness similar to how I explore the world. I am interested in what slows us down and how we can savor the small moments that lead to new discoveries.