Dreamscape Porcelain Leaf Platters

The Dreamscape Porcelain Leaf Platters emerged from the porcelain materials I have been collecting for years. I wanted to make some substantial pieces, with collected plates which provide a contained space to work off of, as well as using collected vintage figurative porcelain and some of my own hand-built house forms. The pieces are to be viewed from all sides. The design of the pieces comes first, which can be quite complex. Then once the grouping is temporarily and delicately placed, I disassemble the various elements and proceed with applying China paint and ceramic decals where needed. Then I refired those pieces and reassemble the pieces using clear silicone. I was invited to exhibit some of these pieces for a Sustainable Ceramics exhibition at the 2025 NCECA conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• 2020