Connection with an object can involve more than just the senses…

It can become a psychological ground state.  Meditating on nature’s colours and patterns, rubbing a smooth stone between the fingers, or cradling a favourite beverage while savouring its unique aroma and taste, are all techniques a person can use to calm the mind.  My goal is to provide kinetic and visual comfort, an opportunity to regain a sense of tranquility.  I want my work to connect physically through useful functionality and connect psychologically through a sense of stability.  

Mugs

Mugs

Choice hot beverages deserve featherweight mugs with comfortable handles and generous volume.  Smooth and fascinating surfaces only add to the enjoyment.  Made with a stained Cone 7 porcelain casting slip, the surfaces feature both crystalline glazing and finely sanded, unglazed clay.  

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Tumblers

Tumblers

Smooth, multi-coloured clay with mesmerizing crystals add an attractively tactile and visual experience to your favourite cold drink.  Made with a stained Cone 7 porcelain casting slip, the surfaces feature both crystalline glazing and finely sanded, unglazed clay.  

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Jewelry

Jewelry

Incorporating both crystallized and smooth unglazed surfaces, these pieces turn naturally as you move and provide gratifying textures for your fidgeting fingers.  Pendants and charms are made with a stained Cone 7 porcelain casting slip, finely sanded, with sections of crystalline glazing.  Any chaining is made with genuine suede leather.  Some pieces also use nickel-free, metal alloy findings.  

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Exploration

Exploration

Even experiments can be beautiful! A selection of unrelated pieces that may be expanded into collections depending on their performance.

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Process: A Labour of Love

All work is created using casting slip, a type of liquid clay that is poured into plaster molds to achieve its shape. Plaster molds, clay, and glazes are all handmade in studio.

About the Artist

I knew very little about ceramics when I entered Sheridan College's Craft and Design Ceramic Arts program in 2015 but there was something about working with clay that just seemed to speak to me.  I didn't realize it at the time but it was the connection between function and art that inspired me.  I was fascinated with functional pots and their daily interaction with our lives.  Since then, the ability to touch and interact with or, better, to give purpose to a piece of art has become essential to my work!