About

 

I am proud to craft in the age of mass production.  Machines produce with perfection and speed but they cannot create with artistry.  My work celebrates my connection to a lineage of craftspeople making beautiful, handmade objects that enrich everyday life.

I am inspired by patterns in nature, random repetition and happy accidents.  I'm a little obsessed with the expressiveness of form and the harmony between surface, shape and color.  Every piece is a new exploration in beauty and function that is the heart of craft.

Ceramics is an ancient art form, connecting the basic needs of cooking and eating with innate human creativity.  I'm so happy that my work can be part of your celebrations and daily life. 

View fullsize “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you.”  This quote from The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler is a beautiful reminder for the reciprocity we all enjoy in this life. As an artist, the hours I spe
View fullsize I’ve got the blues- not really though since this quartet of carved bowls are all about sunny skies and happy vibes 🌝
View fullsize My art is earth based, tactile, meant to be used by physical people in actual bodies. Good thing I have some real in-person events coming up so these non-digital objects can be seen without the screen Wildflower Festival 8/14 Gardner Fitchburg Open S
View fullsize I love this lapis glaze from @coyoteclayandcolor. It always behaves itself and feels so nice and satiny! I just put this and a couple other little cups up on my website, since I’m really running out of space. I store the work I’ve been ma
View fullsize I made this cup back in 2016 right after the election. I thought of it as the ‘swamp of despair cup’ and each of those little slip drips was just as distressed as I was. #throwbackthursday #slipdrip #sadface #disappointed #reductionfirin
View fullsize Rain is in the forecast for the next few days, so here’s a sunny colored bowl at least. Maybe I’ll spend my time finally updating my website… . . . #summerinnewengland #herecomesthesun #rainydayvibes #sunny #popcorn #procrastinatio
View fullsize I 😍 these textures but especially the top right. Which one would you choose? . . . #handmade #coffeecups #ceramicartists #functionalceramics #somedayillupdatemywebsite #mugshotmonday #mug #mugshot #quilted #texturedart #inspiredbynature #iloveflower
View fullsize Getting back into the groove . . . . #ceramics #morninginspiration #handmadeceramics #fractal #inspiredbynature #happysaturday #monsterpots #spiky #texture #madeinmassachusetts #homestudio #cactuspot #functionalceramics #prettydish #carvedclay #carve
View fullsize I’ve never been too into celadon-style glazes, really more of a matte girl myself, but I’m digging the way it worked with the carving on these bowls. Still probably only at about a 50% success rate with what’s coming out of the kiln
View fullsize Already broke the handle off one mug this morning. Hopefully these tumblers are safe from me... #accidentprone #whoneedshandlesanyway #tumblers #carvedclay #carvedpottery #diamondcoretools #ceramics #mug #geometricart #geometric #fibanacci #naturein
View fullsize The sun is out, the air is warming and spring is here! Celebrating with a precarious stack of mugs still warm from the kiln 🌸🌝🌿 #happyspring #equinox #vernalequinox #springcolors #springishere #ceramics #pottery #ceramicart #ceramicartist #geomet
View fullsize Who wore it best? #peperomiafrost #houseplantsofinstagram #ceramics #pottery #ceramicartist #planters #planter #planteriordesign #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ihavethisthingwithplants #ihavethisthingwithceramics #plantsmakepeoplehappy #colormakesmehappy