Art Education Application Portfolio

Self Portrait- oil paint, newspaper, glue (3' x 3')

Kafka Drawing- charcoal (18" x 24") 

 

Card Bird- playing cards, glue (10" x 12")

Discovering Series- Digital Prints

Surroundings- clay and towel on scanner (8.5" x 11")

Searching- clay and towel on scanner (8.5" x 11") 

Drowning- clay, bag, water on scanner (8.5" x 11")

Recovered- clay and towel on scanner (8.5" x 11")



Ceramic Work:

Historical Coil Pot: Terra Cotta, glaze (10" x 18")

Pitcher and Cups & Saucers Set: Porcelain, underglaze, and glaze

(Pitcher 10" tall) 

Nature Drinking Vessels Set: Porcelain

Fireflies

Coral

Branches

Mushrooms and Moss

Rocks

Artist Statement:

In my practice, clay has been my main medium. Three-dimensional work is how I visualize an idea in physical form. Creating functional vessels is a way that can make the user both use and experience a piece. Pottery can inject decoration and uniqueness into the user’s life that other forms of art cannot accomplish as easily in comparison to this direct interaction. I am interested in creating pottery that is functional but has sculptural aspects. My work is both aesthetic and concept based and I draw inspiration from nature and industrial design. The juxtaposition of these two ideas and their overwhelming convergence is something that I often contemplate. Organic forms mixed with straight lines and the ephemeral difference between the shapes is something that I incorporate in my pieces. I encompass the types of movement that is embodied by ceramics on the wheel in my other work like painting and photography. I plan to continue to exploration of form and organic nature in my work.