I’m interested in the effect of ceramics as a process of change in the beauty and visceral nature that occurs within the chemical reactions. The transformation of material from something soft and moldable into something hard yet fragile. Chemicals, when met with the right conditions and time, enter themselves as a spectacle of the precise moment, frozen in place permanently. The tenderness of the material is captured, showing the markings of making the push, pull, prod, and ripping against the surface by hand or tool. It’s tactile and vulnerable, representing a moment of touch that cannot be unchanged unless broken and forgotten.

These vessels contain a history of formation; a decision, whether with the act of intention, accident or intuition, is left changed. Utilizing wood and soda firing the touch of the flame, ash, and vapor changes the surface permanently. The flashing and reactions between the clay and glaze mutate within this atmosphere spontaneously. The relationship between the object and its place in the environment is recorded without a second chance and left in this state of vulnerability.