The Upcycle series of sculpture are made with discarded pieces of thrown porcelain leftover from building my figurative sculptures. It is an intuitive process and a bit like putting together a puzzle. I’ve created a rule structure to work within when making these pieces. Their forms reference the vessel, but don’t serve as containers, challenging the vessel, the center of ceramic practice.

When building these works, I must work with the discarded shapes, as is (part of the game is not altering the leftover pieces much). I am mindful of working with the torque inherent in the thrown pieces and pleased when they come through the process without cracks. Creating these works are fun and infuse my studio practice with spontaneity and playfulness. Best of all, my leftover clay is upcycled and remade into something wholly unpredictable.