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Ceramics
About the Work
Similar to my paintings, I use a variety of materials to create these functional pieces. The vessel is ceramic with slips and glazes and can hold moisture yet breathe, perfect for plants. The hanging pieces are tied together with silk string and embellished with beads that are: hand-sculpted ceramic, pearls, coral, semi-precious stones and wood. All of these elements are supported from found wood that I have collected on my hikes in and around the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Each piece of wood is chosen based on it's unique shape which accentuates the vessel that it supports. My intention of these pieces is to bring beauty and nature into the home through sculpture and function inviting us to incorporate art and nature into our daily lives.
Found wood, ceramic, gold pearl and pink coral
Found wood, ceramic with ebony slip, and carnelian stone
Found wood, ceramic with terra-cotta slip, and labradorite stone
A happy golden pathos hanging out
A pilea plant has room to grow in this vessel
These vessels love trailing succulents
Gold pearl and pink coral bead details
Carnelian and gold bead details
Labradorite, gold and wooden bead details
Found wood, ceramic with ebony slip, gold pearl and rose quartz
A perfect spot to drape a tillandsia air plant
Gold pearl and rose quartz bead details
Hand sculpted bowl delicately balanced on found wood
The spaces in between
A wispy air plants sits inside
Lichen green glaze on top a hand sculpted bowl, nestled onto found bark
Detail of the lichen glaze
Sculptural air plants hanging out
Black alligator skin glaze inside the hand formed bowl, which sits on a chunk of found wood
alligator skin and aged wood
Air plant nestled in between the bowl and wood