Path and Inspiration
I am an American born British National, living in Henley-On Thames, Oxfordshire. I completed a European Honours Programme based in Rome, through Rhode Island School of Design. My Fine Arts degree focused on painting, printmaking, and glass (working under Dale Chihuly).My passion for ceramics began with a weekly studio course I attended at Oxford College for a number of years. Once I organised my own studio, in a converted caravan in my garden, I couldn’t get enough of the joy of clay.Process and Practice
I specialise in the intricate Nerikomi ceramic technique. Mixing coloured stains into porcelain, I achieve captivating patterns without surface painting by layering and reconfiguring slices of coloured clay in a block, then taking thin cross-sectional slices to reveal intricate designs. The slices are rolled into a sheet, cut it into shapes and pressed into moulds. I revel in the interplay of vibrant colours against the canvas of white porcelain and embrace happy accidents, and spontaneity.
