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These forms were created collectively with women at a shelter in New York City. I was initially thinking about the idea of worry dolls — making these small creatures as a sort of therapeutic exercise. They also feel like odes to the beloved earthwork artist Ana Mendieta, who has influenced so many of us and who died too young. There is something strange and powerful and old in this shape, repeated over and over again.


Large installation of clay dolls showing at the Center for Craft, NC in the Fall 2026
“Convening” sold at the Umbrella Arts Gala in Concord, MA April 2026



Convening, 2026, charcoal stoneware, wood frame decorated with beads and seeds, 18x24”
Convening (detail)
Convening (detail)
Convening, 2026, charcoal stoneware, wood frame decorated with beads and seeds, 18x24”



Collective process, over a series of workshops with women at the BRC shelter in Inwood, NY / as well as making sessions with friends, family and community

Bisque fired collection



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