Big and Small Moments

For the past few years I have been working in porcelain to create hundreds of miniature writhing human figures, and life-size portraits of teeth, insects, feathers, pebbles, and birds, all of which I assemble on pretty porcelain cakes.

This practice enables me to process my own history and the tragedies and occasions that swirl around us.

Big and Small Moments is a series of domestic monuments to life’s enchantments and perils. All moments, whether they're spent in pain or pleasure, deserve a tribute, so out of respect for this exquisite spectrum, I make cakes out of clay to honor them. The prettiness of the cakes and their corresponding plates is an invitation to explore the emotions evoked by the elements on top.

Dotted Cake with Four Tall Figures
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
15" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/4"
One Tall Feather
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
18" x 7 1/4" x 7"
Lavender Frosted Layer Cake on Yellow Plate
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
6" x 7 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Mulit-Colored Cake with Feathers
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
14 3/4" x 10" x 7 1/2"
Tall Blue and Green
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
13 1/2" x 5" x 5"
Dotted Cake on Flower Plate
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
5 1/2" x 7" x 7 1/8"
Parchment Layers on Black Plate
2016
Glazed and Unglazed English Porcelain with India Ink
7" x 7 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Tall Cake with Cairns
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
15" x 8 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Two's in Yellows and Blues
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
8 1/2" x 9 3/4" x 9 3/4"
Speckled Layer Cake on Multi-Pointed Plate
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
7 5/8" x 8 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Thick Pink Frosting
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
9 1/2" x 8 1/8" x 8 1/4"
Blue Slice, Pink Slice, Green Slice
2016
Glazed English Porcelain
4 1/2" x 7 1/4" 7 1/4"; 5" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/4"; 4 7/8" x 7 1/2" x 7 3/8"