Weathering Forms: Traces of Time and Transformation
These sculptural works trace the slow, patient rhythms of change - like stone shaped by water or bark scarred by lichen. Rooted in natural forms, each piece reflects the quiet power of becoming: how growth is often unseen, how imperfections carry beauty, and how time leaves its own language on the surface of life. Together, these pieces speak in the language of process. They are not declarations, but offerings - artifacts of presence, shaped in moments of stillness, and softened by the ongoing conversation between nature, self, and clay.
Emergence: This title reflects the mental shift that pottery brings — the form feels like a release, an opening-up, mirroring the carved out space for peace and transformation. The sculpture is an organic, abstract form that evokes natural movement — like wind-swept rock. It's irregular, looping shape gives a sense of fluidity and negative space, while the textured surface and earthy tones from the salt firing lend to a grounded, elemental feel. Despite its simplicity, it's both playful and meditative. It reflects a raw and intuitive approach to form — unconcerned with perfection and more interested in exploring a shape that feels alive. Width: 11.75 inches Height: 10.25 inches
Lichen Loop: This piece, with its weathered textures and organic form, beautifully echoes the cracks and growth of personal change. Like the intertwined life of fungus and alga in lichen, the title reflects the loop between our social interactions and the cultural symbols we carry as we age. It speaks the strength in imperfection, the stillness found within shifting identities, and the quiet resilience of aging and neurodivergence. The form is simple, but carries an emotional and tactile presence. The organic cut-out silhouette invites light and shadow to move through it, making the negative space as important as the form itself. The shino glaze adds a layer of visual complexity, almost like lichen - or bodies - weathered over time. It emphasizes the feeling of age and process, showing how materials can break and reform in beautiful ways.
Forms of Becoming: Rooted Drift + Open Current: This pair of sculptures holds space for dualities: stillness and motion, strength and softness, solitude and dialogue. Shaped by hand and fire, Rooted Drift and Open Current are quiet studies in transformation—organic forms that resist symmetry but hold harmony. Their surfaces, textured with shino firing and time, bear the marks of exposure: crackled glazes, subtle color shifts, and small irregularities that feel less like flaws and more like inscriptions. Together, they echo the internal experience of aging and neurodivergence—how growth often unfolds invisibly, shaped by undercurrents rather than obvious landmarks. The soft curves and central voids invite pause and attention, making the negative space feel just as vital as the form itself. Like bodies or memories, they carry the story of process: imperfect, layered, and alive. These are not objects of perfection but of presence. They embody the tactile rhythms of mental renewal and the emotional truth that transformation doesn’t always announce itself—it settles in slowly, like sediment or moss, leaving behind a textured language only time can write Height: 13.75 inches Left: Width: 6 inches Right: Width: 5.5 inches
Beyond First Glance: This sculpture stands as a meditation on imperfection—on the slow, often unseen work of learning to see ourselves and others with softer eyes. Its textured surface, fractured shino glaze, and asymmetrical form reveal something striking: resilience, vulnerability, and quiet beauty. It serves as a reminder that our initial judgments, especially of ourselves, are not the full story. Like people, this piece is not defined by smoothness or perfection, but by the layers of experience, reflection, and care it holds. What was once seen as a flaw has become a defining beauty—a living metaphor for how connection, empathy, and acceptance often begin not in perfection, but in brokenness. This piece is an invitation to pause, to look again, and to find wonder where you least expect it. Width: 12 inches Height: 12.25 inches
Portrait of Partnership: These companion sculptures suggest a quiet relationship—two forms standing side by side, distinct yet deeply attuned. One is tall, lean, and angular; the other, grounded, rounded, and open. Their differences are not opposites but complements—like two voices in harmony, shaped by time and shared space. There’s a personal echo here: In their contrast lies connection—a visual metaphor for how we fit beside those we love. The way they lean, without touching, hints at intimacy without enclosure. They honor balance: strength softened by warmth, grounding answered by lift. Their surfaces are richly textured, bearing the memory of touch and fire. Cracks, flecks, and variation speak to growth and change, to the beauty of imperfection made permanent. The openings are not voids but invitations—thresholds that hold light, air, and possibility. Together, these forms explore the spaces between and within us. They reflect the quiet rhythms of enduring companionship, and the art of becoming more fully ourselves in the presence of another.