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Just shipped out these pieces for “Clay As Place: The Transient Object” at Red Lodge Clay Center, May 2026.

From my statement:

“As I decorate with these different clays, I am automatically transported back to the origins of the material. A small ball of #clay is a piece of a place that I can bring back home with me, into my studio, to create meaningful works that are then sent back out into the world—Clay As Place, The Transient Object.”

#pottery #ceramics #art

A collection of decorative pottery, including a tall vase, two mugs, a small pitcher, and a bowl featuring intricate geometric patterns. The pieces display a mix of earthy tones and teal accents. One mug features a decal of an old photograph.
#art #pottery #ceramics #clay

This is the first piece from my Birthplace Series. The brick red tones come from #clay collected from a duck pond I used to visit when I was a toddler and the photo image is of me and my childhood best friend at that pond when we were probably three or four years old. It’s very bittersweet, realizing that my birthplace isn’t exactly home to me after my last visit. Also, many years ago, I found an obituary for my friend online. We’d lost touch after I moved away at age 5. #pottery
My hand holding a ceramic mug featuring a vintage photo of two children surrounded by ducks. The mug has a textured pattern and a distinctive design, with a glossy aqua interior and an earthy tone on the exterior. Background features other decorative pottery.
#pottery #clay

This is one of my favorite little pots from the last kiln load. The pinkish tones come from Alabama #clay and match some of the colors on George Washington Carver’s house paint swatches that I posted about a couple of days ago, also derived from Alabama clay. #pottery
A decorative ceramic pot with a colorful geometric pattern contains a variety of fresh flowers, including a large yellow Mexican sunflower and smaller pink and purple salvia blooms. The pot is dark pink (maybe salmon) and light orange colors derived from natural clay. There are glossy aqua diamond-shaped accents, painted with glaze. The background is light gray and features more pottery in neutral tones.
#pottery #clay

George Washington Carver, best known for his scientific innovations, was also an artist who experimented with natural pigments since childhood. These paint swatches at the GW Carver Museum at Tuskegee show the color palettes he developed using natural #clay from Alabama. He freely shared recipes detailing the process of turning clay into house paint so that those with little or no money could still enjoy beautiful surroundings. #BlackFedi #AddToBlacksky #WildClay #art #BlackHistory
A display of rectangular paint swatches displayed vertically on small black stands. Each swatch is divided in three sections with two shorter stripes on top and a third, larger block of color on the bottom. The swatches were meant to suggest different color combinations for ceiling, trim and walls. The tones are earthy and pastel, from pink and light blue to brick red, orange and yellow ochre. There are small accompanying signs sharing information about George Washington Carver and the title of this book "White and Color Washing with Natural Clay from Macon County, Alabama."
#art #blackhistory #BlackFedi #wildclay #clay #addtoblacksky

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