I am a hand-building-focused sculptor and ceramist working from my small studio on Hornby Island, British Columbia, inspired by the principles of slow art and the value of making with intention.
My practice centres on traditional hand-building techniques, particularly kuri nuki and coil building, while also extending into slip-cast porcelain and social practice art installations. Each sculpture takes days to complete, allowing form to develop slowly through touch, pressure, repetition, and time, while gathering something of the rhythms, conversations, emotions, and quiet moments of daily life. I am drawn to asymmetry, irregularity, and the unexpected, allowing the clay to retain evidence of the hand and the process.
Community is an important part of my practice; I value the sharing of knowledge, mentorship, collaboration, and the connections that grow through making alongside others. Much of my work is fired in Gordon Hutchens anagama kiln on Denman Island, where flame, ash, atmosphere, and chance become collaborators, leaving each surface uniquely marked by its journey through the fire.
Across sculpture, porcelain, and social practice, I am interested in the relationship between maker, material, place, and community, and in creating work that invites connection and conversation.
