50 | Oregon Home our work is so beautiful, but your products also have such a specific, functional use. I just really love making things that people can interact with intimately and in a regular way. That can be the tableware you eat your meals from, the cups you bring to your lips, the vessel you use to brew your tea. I put a lot of consideration into how a piece will feel in the hand, how comfortable it is to drink from, the subtle qualities that make a piece feel like the one you always reach for. What drew you to porcelain? I began working with porcelain very early on as I really loved the way it looked and all the ways the material could express itself. Translucent porcelain is not an easy material to work with, but I decided it was better to learn how to work with the material I liked rather than something that didn’t excite me as much. Today I work with all kinds of materials, depending on the desired effect, but I still prefer porcelain. It just really feels good moving through your hands. And it’s a fabulous fit for the style you work in. I am drawn to clean lines and unadorned surfaces that draw attention to the qualities of the material rather than those things being hidden under decoration. I’m really interested in form and quiet details, like a slightly undulating rim. Restraint has always guided me and taught me to bring everything I could out of the material. Y
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