My approach to making ceramics tends to be a bit unorthodox, largely due how much I struggled when I first journeyed into clay. The chaos I experienced as a beginner on the wheel pushed me to embrace a more exploratory, anti-perfectionist mindset—one that continues to influence the forms I create today. As a result, I’ve found my artistic process to be primarily intuitive—one where I listen to and engage with the clay as I work to create a wide range of functional ware and sculptural vessels.

 

Much to my former professors' chagrin, I like to refer to my pieces as intentionally “wonky” pots; maintaining a level of playfulness has now become central to my practice. This mentality is also what inspired the name of my business, Haphazard Ceramics—because I believe beauty and grace can be found in chaos, too. 

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My freeform approach to making has led me to create bold, organic shapes that emerge from a combination of traditional wheel-throwing and handbuilding techniques. As I’ve continued to grow and experiment as an artist I’ve come to regard ceramics as a sort of game of improvisation.  I can't help but find great satisfaction from leaning into mistakes or unexpected moments and reshaping them into something entirely new, and just as beautiful. 

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