When not in the studio, I am a full-time museum curator with a deep appreciation for how objects and belongings connect us through time and space. My job is to trace their journeys across the years and unravel how their meanings have shifted as they were passed from one pair of hands to another.

My role as a curator is to remain invisible. I am perpetually aware of the fingerprints I cannot leave on the objects I handle, so there is something in me that takes particular delight in being able to create something wholly shaped with my bare hands. All the ridges and lines that distinguish me from anyone else are pressed into the soft clay and fired into a permanent state. Glaze melts into these marks, softening and obscuring them, but I know they are there.

I started pottery in 2015, enrolling in a local class to enjoy a bit of quality time with friends. Wheel throwing is a hard won skill (it’s not nearly as easy as we make it look) but when you finally get the hang of it, it’s pure magic. It was a hobby I came back to when I could, but it wasn’t until 2023 that I purchased my very own wheel. Now based in my sister’s backyard studio, my practice has radically improved. Please come along on my journey to improve my practice and refine my voice as an artist.

The clays we work with are sourced from Southern Alberta, Canada. Since the process is extractive, we know how essential it is to value, care for, and recycle this resource.

… until it is fired. Any failed pots are reclaimed and reworked into new vessels. All the water we use to wash our tools and to make our vessels sits in buckets until the clay settles to the bottom, and the extra water can be poured off the top. We then let the clay dry to a workable consistency. Every single clay particle is captured and reused.

Once the clay is fired, it cannot be recycled. The extreme heat of the kiln bonds the clay together into something midway between glass and stone. For this reason, it is essential that we make the highest quality goods to prevent loss. This also highlights how important it is for us as consumers to purchase durable ceramics.

Unlike other ceramics undoubtedly in your cupboards, our glazes do not scratch. We believe in creating timeless pieces that will be passed on, and used by others. We are extremely intentional in avoiding the creation of pieces that have limited use or appeal, which will ultimately end up in a landfill. We create our ceramics to last.

Since ceramics cannot be recycled the same way glass is, we strive to make our pieces multi-use. For example, our soap dispensers can also be storage containers or bud vases. If a piece has outlived its usefulness in your home, consider giving it a new purpose or send it to a new home.