Motifs

Functional Ceramic Pieces

This collection documents my research on designing patterns (“motifs” in French) using Nerikomi and Neriage techniques as well as various slip techniques, including slip casting to create functional ceramic pieces, mainly vases and cups.

Moon Vase with black slip and polka dots-2024-6"Hx6"Wx6"D

Moon jar with mango and peacock polka dots-2025-4½X5½ x5½

Moon jar with textured purple slip and polka dots-2025-5"HX6"Wx6"D

Textured moon jar-2025-5"HX5"Wx5"D

Swirly Blue and Pink Neriage Moon Jar -2024-5"x4"x4"

Carved Moon Vase-2024-6"x5"x5"

Carved Moon Jar in Blue-2023-4"x5"x5"-[SOLD]

Orange and Green Textured Moon Jar -2023-5"x5½"x5½"

multi-layered slip cast marbled and carved bowl- 2025-1½" HX3½" WX3½"D

black and orange swirls design/multi-layered slip cast and carved cup- 2025-2½x2½x2½

Blue and white "clouds" design/multi-layered slip cast and carved cup- 2025-2½x2½x2½

Green fern design /multi-layered slip cast and carved cup- 2025-3¾"x3"x3"

blue and yellow swirl design/multi-layered slip cast and carved cup- 2025-3¾"x3"x3"

Green and yellow sunflower design/multi-layered slip cast and carved cup- 2025-3¾"x3"x3"

Mango and blue "Dali" design-multi-layered slip cast marbled cup- 2025-3¾"x3"x3"

Three Tier Vase with swirly drips-2025-8"HX10"WX10"D

Three tier vase with orange and blue drips-2025-7"HX7"WX7"D

Three Tier Vase -2024-8¼x6½x6½-[SOLD]

Neriage "ring" vases in red, black and grey-2024-8"X4"X4"/ 8.5"X4"X4"

Neriage vase with blue rings-2024-9"x3"x3"-[NFS]

Neriage Vase with green and tangerine rings-2024-8"x3"x3"-[NFS]

Bottle with checkered "Capron" Design -2025

Bubble Vase-2024-6½x4½x4½-[SOLD]

Nerikomi Studded Vase -2024-5¾x3½x3½

Propeller Vase with green/yellow/red Nerikomi swirls-6¾"X9"x9"

Nerikomi Propeller Vase-2024-5"x7"x7"

Nerikomi Wall Vase-2024-5"Hx1"Wx1"D

Nerikomi Wall vase -2025