Ceramics 

About the Work: Pit Fire Series

My current exploration is refining the coil built forms and creating the coloration of the surface. 
The current shapes echo one another as I reach for the most aesthetically pleasingly proportions. These shapes provide a controlled blank canvas for the pit and saagar firings wild and unpredictable surface variations. I like my work to be a play between control and chaos. 

Coil built with Terra Sigillata and Pit Fired

Coil built and Pit Fired

Coil built with Terra Sigillata and Pit Fired

Coil built with Terra Sigillata and Pit Fired

Coil built with Terra Sigillata on Terracotta Clay and Pit Fired

Coil built with black clay and Pit Fired

About the Work: Tile Series

All the images on my tiles are from my own drawings and silkscreens. I use the silkscreen to print the images directly onto the clay. I love the natural beauty of organic edges and raw clay. Having this as a canvas allows the simplicity of the image to lead.

Silkcreened underglaze on clay and pit fired

Silkcreened underglaze on black clay

Silkcreened underglaze on black clay

Silkcreened underglaze on clay and saggar fired with seaweed and banana peels

Silkcreened underglaze on clay and saggar fired with seaweed and banana peels

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