The torso, a burnt and blistered survivor of intense firing, sits on a hand coiled pedestal of serpentine power. This visual questioning of the female form suggests patterns of memories held in our bodies— the nature of beauty in imperfection. This sculpture shows an idealized female as vessel and totem, while unseen is the back of the torso cracked and vulnerably revealing.

Do we have the courage to allow others to see our rough edges and the scars we carry? How do our experiences contribute to the ownership of humanity?

The torso is a coiled vessel, shaped by hand and fired in a reduction kiln. The base, supported by local Michigan limestone, was electric fired with volcanic glazes.

2023— ‘Regional Biennial Sculpture Exhibition’ Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Saginaw, MI