ARTIST STATEMENT
I create functional ceramic ware that is meant to serve the inner child in every person. I have been experimenting with playful surface designs and textures and trying new forms and shapes. Letter writing and illustration are also a part of my art practice. The ability of children to create without boundary inspires my work. I seek to bring the energy of art influenced by various childhoods into functional dish-ware and illustration. Bringing as much joy and silliness as possible into the world is my prerogative. The healing power that creating with clay can foster has led me to want to bring more people into the clay world. Currently I am based in The Bay Area, California making pots and sculptures and teaching at Clayroom SF.
Exhibitions
December 2023 — Joyride at Four Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
May 2023 — The Bay Area Contemporary Art Show, San Francisco, CA.
October 2022 — Arrowmont Store Showcase, Gatlinburg, TN.
March 2022 — Mug Madness at Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA.
July 2021 — The Sable Project Exhibition, Stockbridge, VT.
June 2020 — Featured in ‘The Joy of Enjoying’ Risograph cookbook by Breanne Trammel
March 2020 — Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
January-March 2019 — Keystone Clay East, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
May 2018 — Phantaura: A Student Art Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA.
April 2018 — Seedbed: A Soil Symposium, Santa Cruz, CA.
Teaching Experience
Head of Instruction / Instructor at Clayroom SoMa — January 2023 - present
Teaching Assistant at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. —July 2023 + June 2022
Teaching assistant at Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. — November 2022 + October 2021
Assistant Teacher at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA — 2019-2020
Instructor at Black Hound Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA — 2021-2022
Instructor at Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA — 2022
Education
2018 — B.A. in Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2019 — Post-Bachelor in Ceramics at Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
