Kneeling. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 17 x 9 x 8”, 2017.
I am especially captivated by the solace and beauty of the ephemeral, and to explore its transience I use living materials in my work. I source organisms from the forest, particularly the cryptogams – mosses, ferns, and other spore-bearing primitive life. Previous works have sustained the life within them – mossy ponds that continue to grow and change. The current body of work makes a ‘permanent’ record of a short period of cryptogamic growth. It’s a way to say ‘this too shall pass’, and a way to marvel at the pathos of the fleeting moment.
Mono no aware I. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 7 x 10 x 8”, 2017.
Geisha. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 9 x 5 x 6”, 2017.
Cold Water. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 7 x 5 x 5”, 2017.
Gauntlet. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 12 x 6 x 5”, 2017.
Pierced Vessel. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, cone 10 reduction, 9 x 7 x 6”, 2017.
Kneeling. Process shots. Slab built porcelain, mason stains applied over glaze coat by giant amoeba, bisque-fired, 18 x 10 x 9”, 2017.
