This series, entitled Portals, was created as a medium for exploring new ways to perceive reality and integrate the shadow. The gateways invite the viewer to access energies or archetypes of new worlds, contemplate the possibilities of spacetime, and co-create your own aspirations.
Inspired by the juxtaposition of daydreams and the mundane while caregiving and navigating the healthcare system during the pandemic, these new sculptural forms are a result of healing escapism – a soft home for nourishing emotions and integrating transformation.
Expanding beyond functional pottery into ceramic installation work, the Portals in this collection are layered with glaze, gold luster (11% 22k gold), hidden correspondences, mementos, imaginary creatures, dried plants/flowers, semiprecious stones, and agates from my paternal grandmother.
Read this interview regarding my first solo show and view or purchase an artwork from this series at The CURA Co. through December 31st.
The CURA Co, 2407 East Union Street #D, Seattle, WA.
Very honored to be included in the Shop Small Give Big Gift Guide by Sam Dodie Studio with fellow artists, makers, and shops around the country.
"When you support a small business you are often supporting a single person and their livelihood...
My pottery is off to Paris! I am honored to be part of the 1000 Vases exhibition during Paris Art Week, October 21-25, curated by Francisco Pirrello with set design by Hervé Sauvage.
