02/22/2026
Well, hi. It's been a long, quiet minute since I've shared anything here✨
I've been hermiting pretty hard. Some of you may have noticed the silence and I just want you to know I'm ok, and still here, just a little different than before. The last few months brought a lot of rapid change. I closed my shared studio with Julia and moved into a much smaller space at home, things are still finding their places, my kilns aren't even set up yet. Life got expensive in new ways and I picked up a part time job to help keep things afloat. I'm figuring out what it means to be a single income household for the first time and honestly, it's been a lot.
I cocooned. Didn't make much of anything for a while. Coming back to my work has felt both rusty and tender. Sitting down at my worktable has been really vulnerable, especially while dealing with depression. My mind goes blank every time I think I'm ready to work, all of my ideas feel dumb the second I open up to them, and I start to feel guilty in the moments I do find pockets of joy because everything else still feels heavy. This is real and just where I'm at in the moment, and I wanted to call it out because it matters to me and maybe you can relate.
But here's what I do have: hands back in clay. A marbling tank that's starting to call my name again. And some genuinely exciting things on the horizon — I'm setting up a marbling event here in Savannah in partnership with a local shop, more details coming soon. I'm teaching again and looking for opportunites. I'm also diving back into ceramic vessels, my bottles and amphoras, exploring some shapes I only tip toed into last year. I'm looking forward to all of it, even if I'm moving toward it slowly.
If you're in Savannah, come say hi at the gallery. City Market Arts Center, Gallery 103. I would really, genuinely love to see a familiar face. 🤍
📷: Thanks for the great studio capture
