Playful Reminders
Bead Wall, Mid-Range Stoneware, Cable, Steel, Fishing Weights, 8’ x 3’ x 7’
Stilted, Mid-Range Stoneware, Wood, Metal Rebar, Magnets, 7’ x 3’ x 6’
Vessel Vanquished, Unfired Stoneware, Gumball Machine, Cheese Graders, 1’ x 1’ x 2.5’
My work as a ceramic artist is inspired by movement and balance, which I attribute to my
background as a dancer and theater actor. Through movement and performance, I found a way to
express myself and my emotions. Growing up in the performing arts, I learned that the role of the
performer is to entertain and engage the audience in a way that makes them feel like part of the
show. Now, I am drawn to the unpredictable nature of clay, its longevity, and the choreographed
repetition involved in the process.
background as a dancer and theater actor. Through movement and performance, I found a way to
express myself and my emotions. Growing up in the performing arts, I learned that the role of the
performer is to entertain and engage the audience in a way that makes them feel like part of the
show. Now, I am drawn to the unpredictable nature of clay, its longevity, and the choreographed
repetition involved in the process.
My current installations explore how clay can exist outside of how it’s imagined. I aim to disrupt
expectations of clay by exploring the relationship between the permanence of ceramics and the
impermanence of performance. I believe that the choreography of objects augments the amount
of agency that the clay already possesses through its nature.
expectations of clay by exploring the relationship between the permanence of ceramics and the
impermanence of performance. I believe that the choreography of objects augments the amount
of agency that the clay already possesses through its nature.
Each of these sculptures performs in its own way, and I believe that the opportunity to play and
jest with our surroundings is something that we lose as we grow older. My artwork aims to
rekindle that child-like excitement in the viewer to interact with and "play" with the art.