I was an Associate Artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia from 2007-2012
In 2013 Lawrence Spitz and I established our own ceramics studio.
As a ceramicist, my goal is to capture the suppleness of textile and
the formality of porcelain. I saturate various weaves of glass
textile, sometimes coarse and sometimes fine, with porcelain to create
vessels that are remarkably thin, strong and light weight. Each is
individually formed, and then fired until the glass fiber and
porcelain fuse.
Some of the vessels evoke movement in swirling drapes and undulating
flutes. Others suggest formality with their pleats and tailored folds.
Small openings in the woven walls invite light to penetrate. Some
have raw fiber edges which suggest both fragility and informality.
My personal challenge is to animate these forms and then capture them
at their seemingly most fragile state.
My current work continues to explore the fluted forms, intricacies of
basketry and surface textures.
