Distillation 2, 6” x 8” x 7”, 2021, Stoneware, Terra Sigillata, Melted Frits and Oxides

My forms are met with an alchemical approach to melting ceramic raw materials together in the kiln, such as glass frits, metallic oxides, and minerals. In my material combinations, I achieve haptic qualities that are familiar, yet mysterious and unplaceable.

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4” x 4.5” x 4.5”

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.5 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.75 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.5 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect. This particular piece has added elements that reflect building ruin fragments.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

6 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect. This particular piece has added elements that reflect building ruin fragments.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

6 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect. This particular piece has an added element that reflects building ruin fragments.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

5.5 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.75 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect. This particular piece has an added element that reflects building ruin fragments.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4.25 × 6 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4.25 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.25” x 4.5” x 4.5”

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4.5 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

4.5 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.75 × 5 × 5 inches

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm. My sculptures live as reverberations of daily presence as harmonious forms with a reflecting pool effect. This particular piece has an added element that reflects building ruin fragments.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.25 × 6.5 × 5 inches

Distillation 1, 7” x 10” x 9”, 2021, Earthenware, Terra Sigillata, Melted Raw Materials

My forms are met with an alchemical approach to melting ceramic raw materials together in the kiln, such as glass frits, metallic oxides, and minerals. In my material combinations, I achieve haptic qualities that are familiar, yet mysterious and unplaceable.

2.5” x 4” x 4”

Plaster, Frit, Oxides

In my work, I experiment with interactions between clay objects, plaster colored with metal oxides, and melting raw, powdered ceramics materials that are traditionally used to make glazes. Materials meld into one another, inextricably supporting and pushing each other into new places, creating no separation and resulting in unidentifiable substances. There is an otherness that feels indiscernible, fascinating though unplaceable. The work has a mysterious quality that I am both excited and grounded by.

2.5” x 5.5” x 5.5”

Plaster, Frit, Oxides

In my work, I experiment with interactions between clay objects, plaster colored with metal oxides, and melting raw, powdered ceramics materials that are traditionally used to make glazes. Materials meld into one another, inextricably supporting and pushing each other into new places, creating no separation and resulting in unidentifiable substances. There is an otherness that feels indiscernible, fascinating though unplaceable. The work has a mysterious quality that I am both excited and grounded by.

2.5” x 7” x 7.5”

Plaster, Frit, Oxides

In my work, I experiment with interactions between clay objects, plaster colored with metal oxides, and melting raw, powdered ceramics materials that are traditionally used to make glazes. Materials meld into one another, inextricably supporting and pushing each other into new places, creating no separation and resulting in unidentifiable substances. There is an otherness that feels indiscernible, fascinating though unplaceable. The work has a mysterious quality that I am both excited and grounded by.

These forms are loosely based off ancient vertical loom weights recovered in excavations at the Palatine Hill, adjacent to the Roman Forum in Rome. The original objects, simple and curved, once served as tools for an inherent part of life: the weaving of cloth to comfort, clothe, and keep warm.

On top of these sculptural forms I melt combinations of raw materials, oxides, and frit. Even when the exact same materials are used, the patterns and effects vary widely. Every piece is one of a kind and tiny little material phenomenon.

3.75” x 4” x 4”