Three islands formed on slip-casting porcelain both pooled and scrunched into existence float on plexiglass pillars at varying heights, crystalline cobalt glaze pooling where water would be, raw clay where land emerges. At one point the water levels intersect: territorial seas overlapping, sovereignty complicated. Islands do not exist alone; their edges are always negotiated.

Detail of a larger installation consisting of multiple octopuses and painted pop-art flowers, called Octopus’s Garden, installed fall of 2025 at Furlong Gallery, Menomenie, WI.

Installation view of a recent exhibition at the Furlong Gallery, U of WI Stout School of Art & Design, featuring 4 installations, consisting of both functional work and sculpture

Installation view : Propagation at Gallery 224, Harvard Ceramics . Ceramic pails and hand tools in the background accompany 2D works made years earlier referencing the abandoned greenhouse in The Netherlands that helped me connect with a new home in a foreign land. The original 2D works (photography & encaustic) incorporate wood, glass, wire and […]