A collection of white porcelain ceramic artichokes arranged in an elongated manner on a white surface against a plain gray background.

Natural Translations

I use plants, clay, and extreme heat to portray destruction in search of beauty as well as the beauty of destruction. The results speak to my fascination with the dominion nature wields over our planet and the chaos that ensues as we try to tame it.

Gallery

A white, porcelain, ceramic sculpture resembling a pile of tangled, thin, elongated plant shapes with some larger, rounded, and more complex structures, set against a plain gray background.

Sculpture

For my current body of work I use “plant matter”—porcelain casts of buds, twigs, seed heads, and nests, collected from my own backyard or walks along the highline canal, to build sculptures that speak to the complicated relationship between humans and nature.

I use porcelain and paper clay to construct these sculptures. Each piece is fired several times.

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A small tree with a white pordelain ceramic bent distorted cell phone hanging attached over one of its branches.

Installation

My installation work is usually site and project specific, a response to a call for art or a specific request to address a concept or space.

I use various materials, depending on the need, including ceramic, welded steel, bronze, wood, and plant-based resin.

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Blue textured modern ceramic sculpture of a headless bust with wavy horizontal lines, set against a plain background.

Early Work

Much of my earlier work focused on the female form. Women often have unrealistic ideas about beauty thrust upon them, with long term psychological consequences if they do not measure up. I never liked the Twiggy archetype but, instead, preferred the Rubenesque body type. Both my female forms and my large sculptural vessels reflect this preference.

For this work, I used a sculpture clay body.

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  • A modern, abstract ceramic vase with a textured turquoise surface and an irregular opening at the top, sitting on a light gray background.
  • A large, white, coral-like sculpture made of fired porcelain clay with intricate textures and branching structures on a plain white background.
  • A white porcelain ceramic sculpture resembling coral with intricate branching details and winding base
  • A white, porcelain, ceramic sculpture of a botanical arrangement with elongated leaves and stems on a plain white background.
  • White coral with branching structures on a white base, against a gray background made from porcelain dipped allium on a handbuilt form.
  • Wall hanging rectangular white textured art piece with coral-like 3D elements on the lower left corner and a rough, flaky surface on the rest of the piece, set on a white background. Made on a paper clay porcelain slab with plants dipped in slip.
  • Wall hanging rectangular sculpture covered with white coral-like textures. Made on a porcelain slab with Horehound, a plant, dipped in clay slip in layers and other plant parts.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture depicting decorative white coral placed on white ceramic loose coil with a gray background.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture consisting of a geometric grid structure with coral-like flower object and shell elements attached.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture of a white, spiked seashell with multiple elongated pointed ridges radiating outward, set against a plain light gray background.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture of a white, textured sunflower head, with some parts missing, resting on a plain, light background.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture of a detailed white coral-like plant piece with star-shaped and branch-like structures, mounted on a white stand against a plain gray background.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture of a broken white eggshell shape on a gray background.
  • A fired porcelain paper clay sculpture resembling a nest or abstract tree, with intricate, twisted branches and a hollow, nest-like top, set against a plain grey background.