17/07/2026
I am very happy to share that I have received a 4Culture Art Projects – Individuals grant for my Wood Ash Glaze Project.
This project follows the material back to its source and asks a simple question: What if I could trace a glaze all the way home?
The idea is a journey—minerals moving from soil, up through roots, into a tree, then released as ash when the wood burns, and finally carried into a ceramic sculpture. Every step changes the material, but nothing is really lost along the way.
I am drawn to the idea that a sculpture is not simply holding a glaze, it is holding a story, rooted in a real tree, a real forest, and the ecology it came from.
This next chapter of the work asks that question in the studio and out in the forest. The grant will support the next phase of the project, including material analysis, the creation of new sculptures, documentation, and the development of a future outdoor installation among old-growth trees in a King County forest.
I am deeply grateful to 4Culture for supporting this work, and to the artists, scientists, arborists, educators, friends, and community members who have contributed their knowledge, materials, encouragement, and curiosity along the way.
I look forward to sharing more as the project continues to grow.
