Ceramics

Body Platters

A collection of three platters combining paper transfer, laser print transfer, lithography, and painting on ceramics.

This collection explores the creation of forms and surfaces that reference the body and create a "fleshy" feeling in ceramic sculpture.

Top: 12"x12"3"
Middle: 18"x10"x3"
Bottom: 22"x14"x4"

Collective Self portrait

Total space: 24"x24"
Underglaze, underglaze pencil, mason stain wash, and clear glaze on stoneware.

An extension of the exploration of body in the platter pieces, this collection of everyday objects recreated at life-size in stoneware act as a self portrait through association. I chose objects that I carry with me every day and printed/painted on them in the various methods I work in: screen prints of my face are repeated across flat surfaces; finger prints in areas I hold and use these objects; and repetitions of modular body parts like eyes, bones, and teeth.
Cracks and irregularities in the clay, along with the cartoon-like quality of the pieces add to the presence of self in the work.

fish

All 8"x6"x2"
Slip-cast porcelain

A collection of slip-cast bluegills from a one-sided mold I created to test various glazes and glaze combinations, all of which I designed and tested.