2022, underglaze, gold luster, and satin matte glaze on mid-fire clay, sgraffito on a pinched mug
“Born and raised on the west coast, I got my BFA in Printmaking from Sonoma State University, California, in 2018. I had worked with clay throughout college, and in 2020 transitioned to almost exclusively ceramic work. All of my pottery is hand built using exclusively coils or pinch pots, as I like the contrast between my obviously wonky clay objects and the carefully detailed drawings that I adorn them with. My most recent work all utilizes Sgraffito to create images and patterns that reflect personal experience and traditional quilting textiles. I want the people using my pottery to know that it is handmade, and the obliquely intimate connection we form between maker and user is something I love.
My father was born in Montgomery Alabama in 1950, and neither he nor my grandmother has ever talked about his childhood there. He has indigenous roots in that area that he didn’t learn about until he was an adult, and my grandmother never told me about anyone in her family. When I was a child she had multiple skin procedures to remain as fair and unmarked as possible, and always took extensive precautions to stay out of the sun. This past fall my partner and I spent a number of weeks in the south, driving much of the trail of tears and exploring areas we had never been to before.
While I know this isn’t necessarily a large, or particularly contemporary, connection to the south, I’m looking to explore this area and better understand my ancestral history in the area and would love to be considered for this opportunity. “
“Born and raised on the west coast, I got my BFA in Printmaking from Sonoma State University, California, in 2018. I had worked with clay throughout college, and in 2020 transitioned to almost exclusively ceramic work. All of my pottery is hand built using exclusively coils or pinch pots, as I like the contrast between my obviously wonky clay objects and the carefully detailed drawings that I adorn them with. My most recent work all utilizes Sgraffito to create images and patterns that reflect personal experience and traditional quilting textiles. I want the people using my pottery to know that it is handmade, and the obliquely intimate connection we form between maker and user is something I love.
My father was born in Montgomery Alabama in 1950, and neither he nor my grandmother has ever talked about his childhood there. He has indigenous roots in that area that he didn’t learn about until he was an adult, and my grandmother never told me about anyone in her family. When I was a child she had multiple skin procedures to remain as fair and unmarked as possible, and always took extensive precautions to stay out of the sun. This past fall my partner and I spent a number of weeks in the south, driving much of the trail of tears and exploring areas we had never been to before.
While I know this isn’t necessarily a large, or particularly contemporary, connection to the south, I’m looking to explore this area and better understand my ancestral history in the area and would love to be considered for this opportunity. “