My work explores themes of time and memory through material based relationships to communicate ideas about the human experience. I am seeking to address these intangibles by finding ways to represent them through a concrete form. Memory functions as a device for the understanding and processing of a sensory experience. It is in this space between the “happening” and “understanding” that I find most interesting.

In this series, I use a self-glazing clay body instead of traditional glazing processes allowing for the glaze to feel and react as a solid material. The soluble salts within this body are dependent on time and atmosphere, rising to form a crystal fur on the surface, and finally resulting in a glaze upon itself. This material fumes and engulfs the adjacent clay bodies, at times leaving a rugged and raw surface while also having the capability of producing a smooth glaze. This tension caused by the compatibility of materials makes for an unintended movement in the work.