Mud Marks
The Mud Marks series was completed in an artist-in-residence program at Greenwich House Pottery (GHP) in New York City. My work at GHP explored surface design while creating a series of 25 hand-built vessels inspired by mud house designs found in West Africa.
Each vessel is unique in shape and pattern. I channeled traditional practices in hand building and surface decoration. The coiling technique, hand carving, and drawing processes are all accomplished with minimal tools and no preset patterns.
Zulu 2018
12” x 11” Stoneware, Terra Sig, Glaze
Kassena 2018
11 x 9 in, Stoneware, Slip (In Private Collection)
Kuba 2018
13 x 18 in, Stoneware, Glaze (In Private Collection)
Surma 2018
20 x 12 in,
Stoneware, Slip (In Private Collection)
Dakar 2018
11 x 8 in, Stoneware, Slip
Bogalon 2018
9.5 x 9 in, Stoneware, Slip (In Private Collection)
Kente 2018
12 x 8 in,
Stoneware Slip (In Private Collection)
Kumasi 2018
15 x 8 in, Stoneware, Slip (In Private Collection)
Womb 2018
21 x 10 in,
Stoneware, Glaze
Bamako 2018
25 x 14 in, Stoneware (In Private Collection)
Moko I & II 2018
Stoneware, Glaze (In Private Collection)
Abuja 2018
17 x 11 in, Stoneware, Glaze
Reflection 2018
24 x 12 in, Stoneware, Glaze
Mud Mark Series Details
