I am a 22-year-old visually impaired ceramic artist with a love for wheel throwing, handbuilding, and glaze making. Using and making colored clay to create unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of art that bring joy to me and others.

As an artist with a visual impairment, I have to find ways to make my work look its best with the vision I do have. During the eight years I’ve been making ceramics, I have discovered techniques to help improve my pieces without compromising quality.

Much of my time and dedication has been spent learning various decorating techniques, such as: slip decorations, stencils, mishima, sgraffito, and resists. Other fun techniques I have enjoyed are colored paper porcelain, marbling and handbuilding with colored porcelain. These techniques have opened a whole other world of creativity for me. My current conquest is learning the process of making glazes.

Out of all the ceramic techniques, the ones that give me the most creative purpose and fulfillment are slab projects and nerikome (colored clay).

Working with colored clay is an exciting creative outlet. I have begun experimenting with making my very own clay by adding mason stains to wet slip or dry powder. The end product is not only beautiful but brings satisfaction in knowing I had a hand in creating it myself.