About

My ceramic sculptures are rooted in ancient pottery traditions, drawing from early vessel forms and hand-building techniques. While grounded in history, I reinterpret these influences through a contemporary lens, creating sculptural works that emphasize gesture, surface, and form over function.

Anthropomorphic references — particularly birds and the female body — recur throughout my work. At times these forms are abstracted, and at others they emerge more literally as figures, existing between sculpture and vessel. Through them, I explore ideas of instinct, transformation, and identity.

Originally from San Francisco and now based in Ojai, California, my practice is shaped by years of movement and a nontraditional path into ceramics. Over the past fifteen years, I have developed my work through classes, workshops, and residencies, building an intuitive and self-directed approach to making.

Working within a long ceramic lineage, I both honor and challenge traditional forms. I embrace irregularity and the unpredictability of the firing process, allowing chance to shape the final piece. The result is work that feels both familiar and altered - rooted in the past, yet distinctly personal and contemporary.