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ceramic artist creating unusual works of traditional make

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artist introduction

The undercurrent in all my work is forging a connection to the cultural resources that have been lost to the colonial machine; the ones most relevant to my practice are those related to traditional ceramics production.

The coil and burnish techniques and basket weaving used to build my ceramic forms give context to my work; both are fabrication methods used still by many African, African diasporic and Indigenous American peoples in their craft production. The base production of my pieces is coded to be as close to the techniques originating from my own cultural patrimony as I have been able to experience first-hand.

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what I offer

In addition to my body of craft-based work, I encourage young artists, especially those of the African diaspora and Indigenous youths, to see themselves in the ceramic world.

As an instructor of ceramic practice offering school lessons, private workshops, and art consultations, I encourage people to develop an intimacy with clay through experimentation and failure.

My desire for direct learning is of paramount importance to the continuation of intergenerational learning of traditional skills. Having learned from elders, in both South Africa and the American Southwest, I can now teach these skills to the next generation, closing the disruption to the continuity of intergenerational knowledge.