Pursuit of Pleasure

Pursuit of Pleasure is an ongoing series of ceramic sculptures that explores the tension between control and surrender, using the body as both tool and subject. Blending glazed and unglazed surfaces, the works fuse elements of the natural world with central core imagery, drawing on organic forms to evoke emotional and bodily landscapes. Shapes often drift between petal, fold, and flesh, ambiguous forms that suggest both botanical and anatomical references without settling into either. Working with clay, a material that resists perfection, allows me to externalize internal states, translating feeling into form. Through the movement of my hands and fingers, I embrace the material’s unpredictability, creating forms that are tactile, visceral, and intuitively made. This series is a meditation on intimacy, desire, and the sensory pleasure of making.

Apricity

2024, Unglazed stoneware, 2 3⁄8" x 4" x 7 3⁄4" 

Fragrant

2024, Unglazed stoneware, 3 1/4" x 6" x 6" 

Exhibition Highlight

Apricity, from the Pursuit of Pleasure series, was selected for Shardeology / Making with the Future in Mind (November 6 – December 15, 2024), an exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence at The Factory in Long Island City, Queens.

Photographs courtesy of Steven Speliotis