Not for Sale
Stoneware, thrown, hand built and altered, with slips, glazed, gas fired in reduction to cone 10
13” x 13”
2025
With my background as both an architect and artist, I bring to my work a deep appreciation for animals and nature, especially the flora and fauna of my New Orleans backyard and the Southern region. Clay provides the ideal medium for my exploration, allowing me to merge fluid, sculptural forms with layered applications of slips and underglazes in a painterly expression.
Composition and function are central to my process: how each part relates, reinforces, and contributes to the whole. In my series of squirrel mugs, I studied the skeletal and muscular structures of squirrels, their range of motion, and how the clay medium could capture their movement, their daily lives, and their natural environment. Through carefully placed detailed imagery, I fill the positive and negative spaces of the mug, weaving together functional and decorative elements along with a story line. Nose, tail, handle, and rim combine as a singular piece of work, creating an object that is both functional and a joy to use, while celebrating the wonderfully expressive lives of squirrels.
Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Tulane University with a Master of Architecture.
