Background

My ceramics education started with a friend, a wheel, and a few lumps of clay. I was hooked instantly, and signed up for a summer beginner wheel class offered as part of my school’s affiliate studio. A week before that summer class started, I broke my ankle, and found myself with far more spare time than I was expecting, and was able to dive deeply into learning and growing as an artist. My development as an artist wouldn’t have been possible without the time I put into developing my technique and proficiency that summer (or, it’s a really good way to spin a broken ankle).

My background is formally as a physicist, and I work on problems in biophysics, microscopy, and atomic sensors. I’m especially drawn to the unpredictability of gas and soda fired ceramics, while simultaneously driven to try and understand exactly how I can change the variables I do have control over in a firing.

The Studio

I work at a community studio (Harvard Ceramics Program) in Allston, MA, as one of over 350 students that take classes in the space each semester. The semester-long class timing allows a block in which to make a body of work, reflect, and look towards the next semester. Each semester so far has been filled with growth and learning, and the faculty and resources of the studio are exceptional.

The Future

My summer will be spent in Durango, CO, playing outside and (hopefully) in a studio space there. Details, TBD!