Blue and White

saturation collection

I used to wish I could touch the clouds. In my mind, they would be squishy like marshmallows, and a gentle squeeze would release perfect, individual raindrops that would hold their fluid shapes like glass. Note: my imagination wasn't exactly rooted in science! These days, the view from my basement studio is mostly sky. Watching the clouds roll by brought that ethereal inspiration back to mind, and my saturation collection began. In the cloud series, I make altered curves in wheel-thrown porcelain to create a sense of airy weightlessness in each vessel, allowing light and shadow to act as the only surface decoration. I add deep blue slip to counter the airiness with a sense of fullness, and tiny watercolor drops on the bottoms to pay homage to their impending cloudbursts. The droplet series harkens back to my imagined glassy raindrops. The series features wheel thrown water droplets and hand-built bowls with curves that emphasize their delicacy and fluidity. Their deep blues reflect the cloud series, while the addition of subtle slipped brushstrokes calls to mind the calm beyond the storm. This is my coziest collection, suited to the most minimalist dinner table.

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