Lotus Body of Work 2023-2024

The Lotus Series is the latest body of work I created at the end of 2023 and beginning on 2024. The lotus is a metaphor in several traditions around the world for the path of self discovery as it finds its roots in the deep, dark muddy waters, and slowly emerges to find its full bloom above the surface.

The repetitive horizontal layers found in the Lotus Series are a representation of the Lotus’ movement as it travels upwards to its full expression.

These pieces vary in size from 2 foot vessels to 5 foot pillars. They are all hand-built with a traditional coil-building method which is the oldest method of building with clay. A coil of clay is rolled out and then stacked one on top of the other and blended by hand to build the walls of the piece. The 2 foot vessels are built all in one piece, while the larger ones are build to stack using a simple build-in locking system integrated into the design by manipulating the clay.