Sculpture
Imagine this character staring back at you, too bored to tell you all about their day. What story do you think they are too cool to tell you about?
7.5” × 6” × 2.5”
Ripped open, textured and rough. This heart hangs on a wall and can be filled with water and don flowers or fern. What an amazing way to recover from a broken heart.
6” x 6” x 3”
This lady is definitely a garden goddess, flowers and bugs making the story complete. There is hinge that looks like a petal. This piece was intended to be filled with birdseed and put on a stake in the garden!
8” x 4.5” x 5”
This funny guy was created as a garden stake. I was exploring emotions on faces and this guy is a perfectly grimacing example. Is he disgusted? Did he just fall off the skateboard? Or being silly?
This guy was intended to go on a garden stake that can push into a garden or pot.
7” x 3” x 5.5”
This Devil is favorite of mine! This devil will look fabulous in your front garden pot where he can protect you from all the bad spirits outside. Or just look fabulous and emtional!
Place this on a garden stake and press into the soil.
8” x 4” x 4”
This little guy has had a long day, and is now ready for a rest.
4” x 5” x 4.5”
Ceramic
This curious Airedale is so curious, straining his neck to try to figure out what is happening around the corner. He is so well behaved! My family has a dog just like this that listens and obeys, even when she does not want to. Not my dogs! They are rascals! I think this Airedale is on the cusp of giving up that well behaved sit to explore whatever is just out of reach!
3.5” x 4” x 6”
Ceramic
When I was young, I was afraid to read all of Battleship Down, because it was too sad and scary. Now, this piece takes me back to how I felt in those moments, trying to brave and peek out to see if was safe to move forward.
4” x 4” x 5.5”
Ceramic
There is just something special about something under glass. These delicate ceramic daffodils are safely encapsulated and will live forever. This is why I started making flowers: 1. I wanted a challenge. 2. I loved that I did not need to water them!
Here is your chance to collect a little bit of Spring to cherish the year round!
8 × 7.25 × 6
5" x 5" x 2.5"
During the crazier days, I try to stop and focus on something beautiful. Gardens are a perfect place to breathe in and appreciate the beautiful details of a flower, like the swirls of the petals or the patterns in the center disk. Ironically, focusing on the exquisite details helps me to see the bigger picture. It is my light in the darkness.
This hand lamp is fully functional and can take any standard bulb.
14 x 4 x 4
Ceramic and lamp parts
I have come to love Raku firing. I made a few songbirds and made the crazy decision to raku fire them. This process is wild and unpredictable. I think that is why I love it! And love finding old and vintage objects to inspire a story. This old tin has been sitting outside where I intended to use it as a little flower planter, then some lovely little birds made a nest in it! Its been abandoned and now, it will live it’s life as part of this sculpture!
Because this is a raku fired piece, I consider the surface living. It will change with time. To slow this change, please keep it out of direct sunlight.
11” x 4.5” x 4.5”
I had a doll house that my grandpa made me growing up. I still have the thought that I may refinish it again. That was the inspiration for this piece.
4.5” x 1.5” x 8.5”
Ceramic
Experimenting and play are so important for an artist. I was blessed to have a month to do just that! The house series the result. With no rules and no restrictions, I had a blast.
4.5” x 2” x 8.5”
Ceramic
She’s a beautiful beast!
What do you think she is licking off the ground?
15 × 6 × 12
A flock of crows is called a murder. I made a murder. I started with a single crow that I made by hand. While the clay was wet, I made a mold of the head. Once I figured out how to slip cast the head, I made one crow every couple of days. After it was out of the mold, I cut it apart and reassembled it differently so that the crows could interact with one another. I love them all together!
4 × 4.5 × 7
Ceramic
A flock of crows is called a murder. I made a murder. I started with a single crow that I made by hand. While the clay was wet, I made a mold of the head. Once I figured out how to slip cast the head, I made one crow every couple of days. After it was out of the mold, I cut it apart and reassembled it differently so that the crows could interact with one another. I love them all together!
4 × 4.5 × 7
Ceramic
A flock of crows is called a murder. I made a murder. I started with a single crow that I made by hand. While the clay was wet, I made a mold of the head. Once I figured out how to slip cast the head, I made one crow every couple of days. After it was out of the mold, I cut it apart and reassembled it differently so that the crows could interact with one another. I love them all together!
This one had layers of underglaze with a black wash on top.
4 × 4.5 × 7
Ceramic
A flock of crows is called a murder. I made a murder. I started with a single crow that I made by hand. While the clay was wet, I made a mold of the head. Once I figured out how to slip cast the head, I made one crow every couple of days. After it was out of the mold, I cut it apart and reassembled it differently so that the crows could interact with one another. I love them all together!
4 × 4.5 × 7
Ceramic
In the fall, the squirrels are frantic with the need to gather and hide acorns. These two are no different! They hang on the wall and can be positioned in a variety of ways. I can imagine a bowl full of acorns at the end of this arc where this dynamic duo is headed.
Each Squirrel is Approximately 9.5” × 5” × 2”
Ceramic
I just can’t get over the owls. It was during college that I spent some time learning about spirituality from different cultures and how animals were important symbols in some cultures. This, I could get behind. I have always been attracted to animals and after so many years, I have developed my own animal language. This owl is all about contemplation. Stare into his eye and tell me you don’t agree!
6” x 5” x 14”
Ceramic
Meerkat gangs assign one member, usually a female, to watch for out for the rest of group so that the rest may eat and play without fear. I can relate to this as I feel like this was my job for so much of my life. I love the look on this meerkat’s face.
14 × 14 × 18
Growing up, we would often discuss the best way to get what we wanted when dealing with a difficult situation. Kids can be mean. My dad would often tell us to react with kindness first, it was a better way to get what we wanted. While it didn’t work all the time, I still try to remember this sentiment.
11 × 8 × 8
Ceramic and Found Object
The most experimental house of the series, this house is full of bugs. I made this one with applique, slip, glass and crackled glaze.
5” x 1.5” x 8.75”
Ceramic
We have two Irish Terriers. When I learned that the breed’s nickname is “The Red Devil,” I thought, “How bad could they be?” I am not sure why I have a special place in my heart for the precocious, but I do! This sculpture captures the stoic moments: They are fiercely loyal to their people!
Celebrate the spirit of the Irish Terrier with a piece that evokes admiration and joy. This wall hanging sculpture is a tribute to a beloved breed.
8” x 8.5” x 3”
Ceramic
Part of the experimental house series, this house might be my favorite! Bold and Fun!
I used colored slips, appliques, and glaze.
4.75” x 1.5” x 8.5”
Ceramic
Making this face, I let go of restrictions and rules. I played with making a face and adding decorations…just for fun! It is a wall-hanging sculpture.
I used a white slip, sgraffito, underglaze and iron oxide.
7” x 5” x 3.5”