Look to See is a collaborative show that combines ceramic forms and calligraphic marks to convey thoughts on the environment, global warming, and climate change. The exhibition’s intent is to spark a dialogue about nature, engage the community, and draw attention to the relationship between humans and the natural world.
Look to See (detail), hand-built porcelain, sterling silver, wood, 9 framed pieces 8.75”
x 9.75” x 2.375” each, overall 30” x 33” x 2.375” (2019)
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Look to See, hand-built porcelain, sterling silver, wood, 9 framed pieces 8.75” x 9.75” x 2.375” each, overall 30” x 33” x 2.375” (2019)
Look to See embodies the subtlety of nature, the beauty nature holds, and the delicate details only seen upon close examination. It is a series of nine thin porcelain papers with gentle marks, some forming elusive shapes; some revealing words. Looking closely, fingerprints can be seen that reference the veins of a leaf. This piece illuminates the marks in the translucent material and draws parallel to nature’s nuances. The paper is pinned like specimens presented for study and arranged in a grid pattern for the viewer to investigate.
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Look to See (illuminated), hand-built porcelain, sterling silver, wood, 9 framed pieces
8.75” x 9.75” x 2.375” each, overall 30” x 33” x 2.375” (2019)
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Spiral, wheel-thrown and altered porcelain, glazed, white gold luster, 45 dishes average size 4.5” x 4.5” x 1”, overall 55” x 48” x 2” (2019)
Spiral, consists of forty-five triangle dishes arranged in a spiral on the wall. Like a nautilus shell and referencing the Fibonacci sequence, the spiral is used in many works throughout the show. From the smallest petal to hurricanes to galaxies, spirals are designed with this sequence making a direct connection to the spiral. The grid and the spiral are used to reference nature’s organization and patterns.
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
If Only We Have Eyes, wheel-thrown, altered, and incised porcelain, glazed, 10.75" x 10.75" x 4.25” (2019)
If Only We Have Eyes to See is a functional bowl incised with a quote by the 19th century art critic John Ruskin. The transparent blue color pools into the words placing emphasis on the text.
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Illuminate Set, wheel-thrown, altered and incised porcelain, 4.5” x 11.75” x 3.25”
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Dialogue, wheel-thrown, altered, and incised porcelain, walnut, 45 cylinders average size 4” each, overall approximate 37” x 54” x 7” (2019)
Dialogue is series of six handmade raw-edged walnut shelves and fifty-five wheel-thrown, altered and incised porcelain cups. Each shelf consists of a phrase established from studio discussions.
Wood work credit to artist John Cargill
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Repetition and Difference, wheel-thrown, altered, and incised porcelain, glazed, 7.5” x 7.5” x 4.5” (2019)
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Built by the Body, handbuilt porcelain and stoneware, glazed, hand-lettered ceramic decal, 12" x 10" x 5” (2019)
Built by the Body, handbuilt porcelain and stoneware, glazed, hand-lettered ceramic decal, 12" x 10" x 5” (2019)
Hurricane Dishes, wheel-thrown porcelain, hand-lettered ceramic decal, 3 dishes 8” x 8” x .5” (2019)
Collaborative work with calligrapher Patti Paulus
Core II with Nest, hand built colored porcelain and gold luster
Hand built porcelain, colored clay, gold luster, handmade book
Porcelain, Sea Urchin Shell
18" x 12" x 6"
Porcelain, Sea Urchin Shell
18" x 12" x 6"
Porcelain, Sea Urchin Shell
18" x 12" x 6"
Porcelain and Colored Slip (detail),
18" x 10" x 4.5"
Porcelain and Colored Slip
18" x 10" x 4.5"
Porcelain and Colored Slip
18" x 10" x 4.5"
Porcelain, 22" x 14" x 7"
Porcelain, 22" x 14" x 7"
Porcelain, 18" x 18" x 15"
Porcelain, 18" x 18" x 15"
Porcelain and Slate, 24” x 16” x 6”
Porcelain and Slate, 24” x 16” x 6”
26" x 14" x 14"
Stoneware, 6 3/4" x 6" x 5"
Stoneware
Large 14" x 7.5" x 7.5", Medium 11" x 5" x 5", Small 7.5" x 3.75" x 3.75"
Porcelain, 7.5" x 7.5" x 2"
Porcelain, 8" x 8" x 3"
Porcelain
Stoneware
8.5" x 6.5" X 6.6"
Porcelain
5” x 5” x 4.5”
Porcelain, Wheel-thrown and altered, Wood fired
12” x 11” x 5”
Porcelain, Wheel-thrown and altered
Stoneware, Wheel-thrown and altered
Porcelain, 8” x 7” x 7”
Thrown Porcelain and Wood, 36” x 36” x 18”
Thrown Porcelain and Wood, 36” x 36” x 18”
Ceramic Nests
Porcelain, 6" x 6" x 2"
Porcelain, 5" x 5" x 3"
Delicate Sanctuary, hand-built porcelain, colored clay and gold luster, 5" x 5" x 2"
handbuilt porcelain, colored clay
Stoneware and Porcelain, 54” x 24” x 7”
Stoneware and Porcelain, 54” x 24” x 7”
Stoneware and Porcelain, 90” x 36” x 12”
Stoneware and Porcelain, 90” x 36” x 12”
Porcelain and Stoneware
Porcelain and Stoneware
Porcelain, Found Wood
Porcelain, Found Wood
Ceramic Tile Mosaic, 4.5' x 4.5'
Installed at the Elkton Senior Apartments, fourth floor, Elkton, MD
2011
Ceramic Tile Mosaic, 4.5' x 4.5'
Installed at the Elkton Senior Apartments, fourth floor, Elkton, MD
2011
Ceramic Tile Mosaic, 4.5' x 4.5'
Installed at the Elkton Senior Apartments, fourth floor, Elkton, MD
2011
Unfired Stoneware and Concrete Blocks, 56” x 48” x 36”
Unfired Stoneware and Concrete Blocks, 56” x 48” x 36”
Stoneware and Porcelain, 22” x 22” x 22”
Stoneware, Porcelain, Concrete, 22” x 22” x 22”
Earthenware, 90” x 60” x 5”
Earthenware, 90” x 60” x 5”
Ceramic
Porcelain Slip and Concrete, 22” x 22” x 18”
Porcelain Slip and Concrete, 22” x 22” x 18”
Dimensions Vary
Dimensions Vary
Porcelain, Dimensions Vary
Porcelain, Dimensions Vary
