Poland Spring

My roommate and I often accumulated boxes of bottles in our dorm room due to our determination to recycle.

Charcoal and Conte pencil

17" x 22"

charcoal

17" x 22"

Koi

I spent hours sitting out by my college's fish pond trying to convert the moving fish to paper.

graffit

17" x 22"

Guilford Docks

This is a scenic view from the docks of guilford.

Watercolor

81/2" x 12"

Fruit Still Life II

Originally the second apple was meant to be painted in its entirety, but when your class is held during dinnertime one tends to get hungry. It turned out to be an interesting challenge to paint the apple core.

Watercolor

9" x 14"

Fruit Still Life

This is the first attempt I ever had creating a still life using watercolor. I did not have much previous experiance using this media until I took an extra credit class. Turns out I really enjoy it!

Watercolor

10" x 14"

Western Saddle

I grew up riding either western or bareback. I never took lessons from a riding insructer, therefor, never learning the English style of riding. My mom put me on a horse at about age seven and taught me how to ride.

Acrylic on Canvas board

11" x 14"

Equestrian Grid

My horse Arrow inspired me to concentrate on horses during my highschool AP art class.

Oil on Canvas

18" x 24"

Sisters in Sneakers

Since my blog has been concentrating mostly on my ceramics, I feel that it is time to introduce my work in other medias.

This is my sister and I standing closely side by side as we always have.

Color pencil

Fruit Teaset

I made this teaset in highschool, before I knew that ceramics would be the direction I take in college. This set has inspired me to focus on functional sets this coming fall in ceramics IV.

Pitt Fire

7" x 5"

Crimson Thorns

Stoneware

6"x 41/2"

Cobalt

Pitt Fire

5" x 5"

Double Wall Bowl

The double wall bowl is one of my favorite forms to throw because of its uniqueness and difficulty level.

Stoneware

8"x 7"

Aquatic Sculpture

I did this sculpture during my first ceramics class at CCSU before I chose ceramics as my concentration. This sculpture attracted much attention from my peers in the ceramics department. This was when I was officially accepted by those who had been in the ceramics department longer than I.

White Stoneware

Acrylic finish

2'6" in height

Blue Vessel

Stoneware

8"x 6"

Copper Choreboy with Cutouts

Every semester my professor invites the ceramics students to his studio at his house to have a pitt fire. We always have a great time enjoying each others company, food and FIRE!

Pitt Fire

7"x 51/2"

Piepenburg and White Crackle

Raku

9"x 51/2"

Black Copper and Alligator

The excitement of the flaming trashcans, smoke, and metalic colors makes Raku my favorite glaze firing technique.
Raku with smoked neck
10"x 7"

Peggy's Rutile

White stoneware

11"x 51/2"

Thorny vessel

Ever since the thorny aquatic sculpture, I have continued to use my favorite texture throughout ceramics II and III.
Raku
9"x 7"

Large Black Copper vessel

This is the largest vase I have been capable of making in two pieces. I plan to challenge myself and continue making large scale vessels.

Raku

1'10" x 8"

Celtic Box

I tend to incorporate celtic knot carving in my pieces.

White Stoneware

41/2" x 5"