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Made from this land.

Hand-thrown functional stoneware glazed with ash from Illinois native plants and locally dug clay — the same goldenrod, oak, and prairie grasses that feed the bees, birds, and wildlife in my Northeast Oak Park yard.

Every piece holds part of the land it came from.

My pots are made to be used. I make functional stoneware — vessels for everyday life — using stoneware clay. But what makes each piece particular to this place is what goes on the surface.

The glazes are mine. I dig local Illinois clay and gather ash from burning the native plants growing in my own yard. These become the raw material for every glaze I mix. The chemistry of heat and place transforms them into the surfaces you see: matte whites, soft blues, earthy ambers. No two firings are identical.

Working with native plants connects my studio practice to my garden. I tend both. One feeds pollinators; the other feeds people. The ash that glazes your cup once fed a monarch butterfly. That continuity matters to me."

ROOTED IN PLACE.

Native Plant Ash Glazes
Goldenrod, oak, prairie grass, and more — burned to ash and transformed into one-of-a-kind glazes that can only come from this particular patch of Illinois.

Wild-Dug Local Clay Glazes
I dig clay from the Illinois landscape and use it in my glazes — giving each surface a mineral character that can only come from this particular ground.

Handmade
Every piece is made by hand. Each form is unique, made with intention.

A Native Garden Practice
With over 75 native plants and trees in my garden (@oakparknative), I tend to the very plants that become the glazes.
The ecology of the yard and the work in the studio are one continuous loop.

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