My goal as a ceramicist is to try to build a language of clay that teases and contradicts traditional ceramic forms while reaching similar conclusions of shape and function. His work celebrates the innate traits of clay: its plasticity and ability to record marks, while becoming drenched in the colors and materials of our modern world.
Going forward I hope to integrate more of my illustration practice into my ceramic work. I feel as though my current work is an outgrowth of my painting practice, and I hope to continue to bring even more of my various skill sets, including storytelling, design, and drawing into the same body of work.
Vibrant, Volatile, and Visually Delicious.
What do you imagine when you think of “ceramics”? Fine china? Earthenware pots? Soda-fired stoneware? Historically, a culture’s ceramic forms reflect the materials, needs, and values of the society it emerges from. So, what happens in an age of post-scarcity?
The Fableware
Illustrated experimental vessels exploring the collision of storytelling, surface, and form. These pieces were made as companion pieces to written fables and served as the illustrations. To see them in action, a link to the finished book is available below.
Memoryware
Ceramic forms that embrace clays ability to hold impressions. All textures were created using a single plant source for the same vessel.
Patchwork Vessels
Experimental vessels created with the intention of exploring texture and form, highlighting the softness of clay when it is fresh. Neutral clay tools, like the pin tool, were used to create texture to allow for more exploration in color and surface.
Functional Vessels
An exploration of smaller utilitarian vessels, blending my patchwork approach with usable forms like flower pots, hanging pots, cups, and bowls.
Illustrated artist statement from 2024.
Thesis book featuring illustrations & stories involving the fableware series.