Seiche Tree, 2017

Slip Casted and “Burnout” Porcelain Clay, Moss, Yellow Spider Chrysanthemums, Other Plants

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I choose to create ever day, attempting to turn the medium or media in front of me into objects that I've only imagined in thought. My art is a result of a dream expressed through my therapeutic escape of making new forms out of clay. I'm not interested in creating the same form more than once. I allow the lay to predict my next move in forming my pieces, which allows me to create new shapes and images that are not the everyday coffee mug in your kitchen cabinet. I may use similar techniques for different pieces like glazing processes or trimming methods, but I'm most inspired mixing media art. 

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Satisfaction has been found most often for me when I create organic shapes pulled from nature and allow inspiration directly by the use of clay and it natural make up from the earth. Symbolism has allowed me to use everyday objects, burn them out during the firing process and leave their outer shell completely absent of the original object itself. Only the shell is left, much like a cocoon is left when a butterfly takes its first flight. Going through the education process to now graduating, I myself