clay is possibility and potential,
becoming something beautiful or functional,
starting with an idea and becoming something that will stand the test of time.
recent woven artwork
citrus
I love the look of a big bowl of citrus fruit, overflowing with oranges, lemons and limes. Their bold primary colors bring a smile to my face and lead me thoughts of summers filled with glasses of freshly squeezed oj, key lime pies and children selling lemonade in...
a slice of the rainbow
I spent the weekend finishing up this piece. Unlike most of my work, it does not have a back-story but rather was driven by the colors. This segment of the rainbow - from yellow to navy - is absolutely my favorite, and my goal was to simply showcase it. So having said...
broken geode
Sometimes new ideas come from failures. When I made this frame, I intended for it to be a full circle, but when it came out of the kiln's first firing, there was a crack in it which resulted in a wedge breaking away. I was disappointed and would have normally tossed...
perfect day
The advent of Spring's additional daylight and warmer days brings the colors that I love. I am drawn to the outdoors for the pure pleasure of being surrounded by blue skies, pristine white clouds and shades of green everywhere I look. The air is that perfect...
water
Ask a child to draw a body of water and they’ll reach for the blue crayon, but it’s really more complicated than that – salt, fresh, river, lake, spring, frozen, ocean and more – each has it’s own palette. This piece is inspired by so many of the different shades of...
beach comber
The best time to go beach combing is at dawn after a storm. The nocturnal waves and tides have pushed hours worth of flotsam and jetsam onto the shore, and you can find treasures as the sun breaks the horizon, bathing the sands in golden light. A stroll along the...
meet kathryn
Pottery allows me to put something of myself out into the world. As an introvert, I find this is the best way of expressing myself. I’ve been inspired greatly by my parents, both creative in their own ways. I was constantly encouraged to share my creativity with others.
Artist, artisan, handcrafter, craftsman, each word evokes a different sentiment and a different feeling. Quality differences, intentional differences, interpretational differences. I’m not sure I would consider myself an artist. I’m not a crafter either. I’m a potter. However, now that I’m including other materials, even potter feels limiting. When you see yourself differently, you act, think and behave differently.
It’s a compulsion for me at this point. I have ideas – many ideas – and I am driven to make each of them a reality.