From the studio

Pottery

new pieces on pause for the summer, but expect to start again in the winter

2026

7 photographs

Newly thrown round vase with a dark clay body against a measurement grid

Bisque-fired round vase before glazing

Finished round vase with pale green crackle glaze

Chubby vase with crackling glaze

Newly formed textured lidded jar against a measurement grid

Close view of a pale textured lidded jar with a purple lid during glazing

Underside of a handmade jar showing a custom Vel maker stamp

Two finished tree- and acorn-inspired lidded jars with textured green glaze

Tree and acorn inspired closed form lidded jars. First time using a custom 3d printed stamp.

2021

13 photographs

Two tall wheel-thrown sections attached on separate bats to form a double-height vase

Newly shaped double-height vase on a pottery bat

Double-height vase painted in broad pastel color bands

Double-height vase with a sweeping burgundy brushstroke over pastel colors

Double height vase (thrown on two bats and attached in the first picture) then shaped. Unfortunately lost to the kiln/studio).

Newly assembled dark clay teapot with carved texture and an angled spout

First teapot on a studio shelf while its textured lid is being fitted

First teapot during glazing with dark red, black, and white color tests

First teapot coated in pale glaze with carved texture across its body, spout, lid, and handle

Finished speckled teapot with dark blue carved decoration on a red cloth

making my first teapot - with many failed attempts not shown

Three freshly thrown nesting bowls in graduated sizes

Three nesting bowls after a pale glaze coat in the pottery studio

Finished glazed nesting bowls holding avocados, kiwis, and tomatoes

Top view of three finished bowls nested together, showing their blue-green interior glaze

Nesting bowls with combo glaze on outside and single glaze on inside

2020

12 photographs

Two wheel-thrown clay forms before joining into a closed-form jar

Newly assembled closed-form clay jar with a loop-handled lid

Bisque-fired closed-form jar and loop-handled lid before glazing

Finished speckled cream closed-form jar with a green glazed lid

Open finished jar showing its glazed interior and fitted lid

my first closed form jar

Two freshly thrown bud vases with horizontal saw-tooth rib texture

Textured bud vase pair drying among other works in the pottery studio

Bud vase pair coated in white glaze before firing

Finished bud vase pair with dark green glaze emphasizing the ribbed texture

Bud vase pair with texture from a saw tooth rib

Freshly textured sodium silicate vase with a pale crackled surface

Close portrait of the crackled sodium silicate vase in the pottery studio

Finished sodium silicate vase with a pale crackled body and green glazed shoulder

Sodium silicate texturing under the blow torch

2019

3 photographs

Freshly thrown pottery pieces drying on studio shelves at Clayroom in San Francisco

A collection of unfired handmade bowls, cups, and vessels on a Clayroom worktable

Three hand-painted ceramic planters at Clayroom in San Francisco

First time with the wheel in San Francisco at Clayroom