This is a series of ceramic objects that could ideally be scattered around a house or displayed on a table for someone to use and play with. Each object has its own function and activated a form of motion and creativity. A smash-able ceramic paddle and ball game, a tool/writing utensil holder which can be looped onto a belt, a cup with a cork that you can pull out, goggles, a pink weight, a trophy, a candle holder and flame snuffer, and a comb. Each of these objects require activation in some form and ask for play. All  are primarily ceramic with added wood, string, a candle, paper, and painted details.

This wooden device is made for smashing ceramic plates using the swift movement of one's kick. Included are a wooden plate hanger/hook, a painted “X” stand for plate-impact, ceramic plates with holes for hooking, and some painted cones (for guidance and for cautionary purposes). Smash to your heart's desire! 

These jars were both made within the same month, with the same question in mind -- What can a jar function as other than a vessel to hold? Can it be worn? Can it tell a story? Drawing inspiration from a ceramics book containing photographs of  Mexican ceramic water jugs strung on donkeys for travel, I made a wearable jar for holding and then serving a beverage of the wearer's choice. My second jar was inspired by images plastered in my mind from a childhood storybook where a man in striped pajamas (Ebenezer Scrooge, most likely) carries a candleholder around his home. The jar can be used to hold food or objects and its lid functions as a handled candleholder that can be carried around the home.

These flocked candleholders are wheel thrown in multiple parts, then combined into large forms that experiment with how grand in scale a form can be that is used to hold just a single candlestick. They come with built-in "mouse holes" for storing matches or lighters to light the candles. The middle form is a candle holder as well, but is disguised as a lamp, still offering light but instead from a live flame rather than lightbulb. 

This is a drying rack for ceramic dishes, complete with carved wooden pins for helping pin up your droopy dishes. Hopefully the dishes will be dry soon so you can use them again!

This is a wearable, personal-sized tent which can be used for occasions such as walking your dog, changing clothes for an event, walking down the street with your friend, and other various activities of the wearer's choosing.  The tent is lightweight and has a slit in the fabric that allows the wearer to peek through and see where they are walking. Great conversation-starter! 

Bring a loved one and go somewhere special with this travel-sized box, used for holding two cups and a deck of playing cards. You can pour a drink or two into each cup and learn a new game together! This piece is meant to assist in creating a fun and shareable moment between two people. 

This is a garniture set made for any home. Garniture sets were traditionally made for showcasing one's high class in the form of a set of ceramic vessels, lined up on a mantel or atop a cabinet. This particular garniture set uses checkered patterning and gold luster-application to imitate visual cues of a high class garniture set, while adorning forms that are playful and functional for everyday use. The forms included are three candleholders and two lidded jars, all which include green flocked details to add an occasional fuzzy texture. The candleholders each include a "mouse hole" to house matches or lighters for the candles.