One-of-a-kind Functional and Decorative Ceramics, Made by Me
Work shown here reflects my studio practice over time, revealing the many ways I create with clay. If you are interested in having something special made based on my designs, I welcome you to get in touch.
Hand built vases impressed with found birch leaves, then accented with oxides and glazes made by me.
Pantaloons! Postured on four legs, this vase provides a handy pocket to hold nature finds or a bloom from the garden.
Muted white, chartreuse, and copper red glazes gently pattern this double-walled form.
Yellow birch bark-inspired vessels. Wheel-thrown, made of stoneware, and brushed with oxides and copper-red glazes.
A cup with just a touch of clay texture. Dimpled cups behind. Wheel-thrown, made of stoneware, oxides, and glazes made by me.
Pressed natural wallpaper made the dotted pattern on this hand built stoneware bowl.
Summery pastel plates.
Vessels with surface patterns made from impressed maple leaves and fern fronds.
On my shelf: A jar with nice, round shape next to a poppy from my garden.
Mugs with wavy clay lines, made from combining light and dark clays.
Moss impressions on clay. Hand built box with lid.
A charming teapot in Chartreuse.
A set of 14! Each setting includes a salad plate, dinner plate, and bowl. For Karri and family.
An Earth Pod. For plant babies and cuttings. Hand-pinched, stoneware, oxides, and glaze.
White glaze over hand-pinched surface details.
Pools of blue glaze gathered in tooled clay.
Playful handles, just for fun.
Sponged green over tan glaze and oxide layers on plate.
Colorful pools of melted glass on plates. Glass pieces were given to me by my friend and mosaic artist, Ann H.
A petal pattern accented with a line of bright blue. Wheel-thrown bud vase, oxides, and glazes.
Brushed glaze lines and dots on wheel-thrown vases.
Mug in mushroom colors and copper-blue. Wheel-thrown, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
These two playful vases began as a throwing demonstration, showing my class how to make hollow donuts on the wheel. I pressed to shape and added wheel-thrown details.
Green glaze lines layered over pink fired blue, unexpectedly! A happy accident :)
Wintertime colors on swirling clay lines. Wheel-thrown, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A little Elly with a maple leaf to share.
Baby bud vases in mossy-green and copper-blue. Wheel-thrown, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
Hand built vases and earth pod.
Hand built bowl, made of reclaimed stoneware. Incised lines and a raised dot pattern decorate the surface.
Jaime's Bowls. Wheel-thrown, made of stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
Pantaloons-style vase in my garden's shadow.
Fern Impressions on hand built lidded box, made of stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
This decorative birdhouse has a stamped sign announcing Bird Shack. The natural clay surface is textured using coffee grounds.
Paper birch bark inspired my use of glaze colors and patterns on these Pantaloons.
Speckles, clay lines, and smooth glazes make this a cozy dimpled cup! Wheel-thrown tumblers, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A beaked pitcher with earthy texture. Hand built stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
Watering pitchers. Wheel-thrown and assembled, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A line of shimmering metallic blue on wheel-thrown vase. Stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A patterned tray hand built from sections of impressed clay.
Two "eyes" seen on these faceted stoneware mugs made from three clays.
A favorite piece of mine. A hand built bowl with natural clay edge, glazed in mossy-green. Blue glaze drips accent. It has a nice ring when tapped too!
Cups made from combining light and dark clays. Transparent white glaze and salty drips give a misty landscape look.
Dinner plates, 10 inch size, in mossy-green and amber glazes.
A mug in calming earthy-amber and mossy-green glazes.
This special birdhouse has a sign announcing Bird's Nest. For Adam and Lonie's wedding.
A moon drop of white glaze on rutile gold.
A line of blue brightens this bowl.
Dimpled Tumbler. Wheel-thrown, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A sunny stack of useful bowls.
Meg's plates, in her favorite colors. Wheel-thrown stoneware, oxides, and glazes.
A wintery mug made from light, dark, and speckled clays.
Jaime's mugs with melty marshmallows.
A berry pretty mug ;) and delicious dessert.
Tea for Two. Wheel-thrown, stoneware tea set, with sgraffito and glaze decoration.
A line of warm, natural clay on this copper-blue bowl.
Impressions in clay made using a vintage printing block found on a visit to Barcelona.
Taylor's cozy cup.
Wavy lines make pretty patterns on this hand built vase.
Carved and textured mugs in nature-inspired glazes.
Sunny, with a side of fresh veggies! Jaime's Bowl.
Audrey's vase with her flower arrangement.
Kristen's cups, bowls, and plates.
See the colorful chickadee nest in Janet's birdhouse!
Calming blues and greens over white on these 8 place settings for Phillip M.
Monique's watering pitcher.
Eric and Jody's copper-blue plates.
A slender pitcher in copper-blue. Hand built, stoneware, oxides, and glaze.
Manganese brushed on copper-blue. Wheel-thrown cup, stoneware, oxides, and glazes.