English Chargers: Narrative and Commemoration.
Wandering through the English Pottery area at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, my attention is consistently drawn towards these large,...
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Mayan Flasks: For All the Spirits.
When researching Pre-Columbian ceramics, I was immediately drawn to these intimate, detailed flasks that kept popping up. I love flasks,...
Egyptian Faience: Amulets of Africa.
Egyptian Faience was the first type of glaze invented. Over 6000 years ago in Mesopotamia, artists were mixing silica, quartz, sodium,...
A Pit Firing Experience
This fall I have been experimenting with pit firing. With it being the oldest form of firing pottery, it is an opportunity to explore the...
The Summer of Installation: Sprouted
The concept for this piece is a continuation of my last installation. This figure is the fully realized, self- may not necessarily become...
The Summer of Installation: Reaching
My original concept for this installation has shifted. Originally I thought this would be a triumphant piece in which the figure is fully...
The Summer of Installation: Rapprochement
As Pocahontas says, "You think you own whatever land you land on. The earth is just a dead thing you can claim..." We as humans have a...
The Summer of Installation: Intervention
Summers in high school were spent renovating houses with my grandfather. I loved being his apprentice even though he often challenged me...
Art Activism: Ai Weiwei and his amazing ways.
I am forever floored by Ai Weiwei's ability to push boundaries and speak truth through his artwork and actions. He uses concepts of...
Supporting Characters: A ceramic city surrounding the Jade and Gold Burial Suit at the Nelson Atkins
The Nelson Atkins' exhibition Dreams of the Kings: A Jade Suit for Eternity was such an impressive exhibit to experience. The main...
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