Holding Space: Vessels of Presence and Pause
This collection explores the vessel not only as a container, but as a symbol for holding and for release, for presence and for growth. Together, they hold space for the in-between: the moment before expression, the quiet where transformation gathers. Each piece bears subtle asymmetries, layered surfaces, and elemental finishes that echo the emotional textures of living—especially for those navigating the unseen paths of aging, mental health, and renewal. Whether they cradle flowers or simply stand as they are, these vessels honor the value of presence. Their forms remind us that growth requires space, space to rest, to reflect, to heal, to become.
Connected Growth
Acting as a singular sculptural form, this vessel reflects the dichotomy between individuality and community. Each vessel possesses its own form, surface, and character, yet together they create a stronger and more complete whole.
The contrasting surfaces celebrate difference rather than uniformity. One side carries the warm oranges, creams, and carbon-trapped markings characteristic of Shino firing, while the other reflects deeper earth tones, weathered greens, and muted ochres. When joined, the vessels create a visual conversation about distinct experiences, perspectives, and identities, and an acknowledgment that communities are enriched by diversity. Like the vessels themselves, strong communities are not built through sameness, but through connection: individuals bringing their unique strengths, histories, and perspectives into relationship with one another to create something greater than any one part alone. In this way, the piece reflects the belief that we grow better together, drawing strength, resilience, and possibility from the relationships that connect us.
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino.
2026
10 × 9.25 x 2 inches
Withstood Hollow
This vessel reflects the tension between endurance and openness, a balance found in both weathered landscapes and lived experience. Like landscapes altered by wind, water, and seasons, people are shaped by the accumulation of experiences that leave their mark over time. Yet those experiences do more than leave scars; they can create new perspectives, deepen our capacity for reflection, and open spaces within us that did not previously exist. The opening in the vessel becomes a reflection of that process: not something missing, but something created. The tension between endurance and openness reveals how transformation often occurs through the very forces that challenge us.
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino and wax resist.
10.5 × 8.5 x 2 inches
Weathered Balance
This vessel explores the relationship between stillness and movement. Its form appears grounded and settled, yet the shifting contours create a subtle sense of tension, suggesting that stability is not a fixed condition but an ongoing act of adjustment. Like much of life, balance emerges not from remaining unchanged, but from adapting to what changes around us. Though the piece rests in stillness, it carries the suggestion of movement, echoing the ways landscapes are shaped by gradual weathering and people are shaped by experience over time. The vessel becomes a meditation on resilience, adaptability, and the ways both nature and human lives continue to evolve through the subtle interplay of stability and change.
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino.
11 x 11.5 x 2 inches
Still Becoming
This vessel rests in the tension between form and void. It is a piece that leans into vulnerability—not as a weakness, but as a gesture of strength. The opening at its core suggests transparency and trust, an invitation to see not just the exterior but what lies within. It honors the emotional labor of staying open when it would be easier to close. In a world that often celebrates polish, this pieceoffers another truth: that there is grace in remaining unfinished, and beauty in the spaces we leave unguarded.
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino.
11.5 x 9.6 x 2 inches
Spaces Between
These forms explores the significance of what exists between things. The three hand-built forms create a dialogue through their openings, edges, and relationships to one another, inviting attention not only to the clay itself, but to the spaces it frames. Much of life unfolds in the spaces between: between certainty and change, solitude and connection, endings and beginnings. These transitional spaces are often where reflection, growth, and understanding take shape. They remind us that what connects, separates, and surrounds us can be just as meaningful as what stands before us.
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino and wax resist.
Large: 9.75 x 7.60 x 2 inches; Medium: 3.75 x 6 x 2inches; Small: 4.25 × 3.75 × 1.75 inches
Seasons of Growth
These vessels reflect the gradual and often nonlinear nature of becoming. Created as my first sculptural vessel build, the collection explores growth as a process rather than a destination. Each form possesses its own proportions, posture, and character, yet together they create a sense of relationship—like individual stages within a larger cycle of development, change, and renewal.
Raw, high-iron stoneware.
Large: 10.5 x 5.75 inches; Medium: 8.75 x 5.5 inches; Small: 5 x 4.25 inches
Shapes of Becoming: Vessels of Exploration and Discovery
This collection marks a shift in my ceramic practice—a movement away from more structured slab-built forms and toward softer, more instinctive construction through coiled slabs and intuitive shaping. These pieces embrace asymmetry, distortion, and movement, allowing the process itself to remain visible within the finished work. Rather than forcing precision, I began exploring what could emerge through looseness and responsiveness to the clay itself.
The forms reflect both my artistic practice and my personal life: a growing willingness to release control, remain open to uncertainty, and trust transformation as it unfolds over time. At its core, Shapes of Becoming: Vessels of Exploration and Discovery is about allowing both the work and myself to evolve naturally — embracing softness, experimentation, and the process of becoming through curiosity, openness, and discovery.
Shedding Form
This vessel reflects growth as an ongoing process of release, discovery, and transformation. Both grounded and evolving, the form carries a tension between protection and vulnerability, endurance and change. The openings carved throughout the piece suggest spaces formed through experience — not emptiness, but the potential created when something is allowed to soften, adapt, and become something new.
2026
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino.
Untamed Wanderer
This vessel embraces asymmetry, movement, and intuitive construction, allowing the clay to shift and evolve beyond rigid structure or expectation. The piece carries a sense of organic movement shaped through curiosity. It’s both playful and grounded, and the exaggerated openings and shifting silhouette create a sense of movement and curiosity, suggesting that growth is rarely linear — often untamed, wandering, and beautifully unresolved.
2025
High-iron stoneware fired in cone 11 reduction using carbon trap Shino and raw, high-iron stoneware.
Shifting Horizons: Vessels of Layer and Light
This collection explores the vessel as a meeting place—where color, surface, and time converge. Each form carries horizontal movement, like land meeting sky or water settling into shore. Layered glazes drift and blend across the surface, recording moments of flow, pause, and change. Though similar in shape, each vase speaks its own language. Together, they reflect how presence accumulates slowly, and how transformation often arrives in subtle shifts rather than sudden change.
Tidal Flow
This vessel carries the calm of a paused tide. The surface evokes shoreline air, distant water, and the moment just before movement resumes. Though the form is steady and contained, the glaze tells a story of flow—of letting motion exist without urgency. It is a vessel shaped by restraint, patience, and trust in process.
6.6 x 7.8 x 3.15 inches
Contemplative Horizon
Inspired by a piece of Oklahoma shale discovered during a walk, this vessel reflects the surprising landscapes held within ordinary places. Like the layered stone that inspired it, this piece speaks to movement through time and terrain, shaped through weathering and transformation. It reflects the ways both landscapes and lives are formed through gradual change, where presence and absence, movement and stillness leave their mark overtime.
2025
6.6 x 7.8 x 1.6 inches
Moonwash
Pale blue glazes drift across the surface like moonlight dissolving into water. This vessel reflects softness, atmosphere, and the emotional resonance of slowing down long enough to notice passing light and shifting air.
2026
5 x 6 × 2 inches
Tideworn
This vessel is inspired by surfaces shaped through repetition and exposure, evoking shoreline stone softened by water, wind, and time. Cascading glazes bloom and settle across the rounded form like receding tides or mineral deposits left behind after rain. The piece balances fluid movement with grounded weight, carrying a sense of endurance and calm.
2026
2.5 × 3.5 × 2 inches