Artist Bio

Mag sells her ceramics online (on this website and her Etsy store) and at craft markets around Oregon (see this page for upcoming events), has published an article about ceramics on the online site Oregon Artswatch and has been teaching colored clay workshops around Oregon. Her work has been exhibited at various galleries in Oregon . Check this page for past and current exhibitions.

Mag uses porcelain and colored clay to create both functional and sculptural ceramic pieces. One technique she likes to use is the Japanese Nerikomi technique that allows her to create patterns directly in the clay. She then uses these patterns to hand-build  some pieces, or add handles or decorative accents to wheel-thrown pieces.

After a few years of being fascinated by the egg shape, lately she has been experimenting with a new shape: the mobius strip, which allows her to make functional vases patterned with the Nerikomi technique, but also wall sculptures or stacked sculptures.

Artist Statement

I use porcelain and colored clay to create both functional and sculptural ceramic pieces using the Nerikomi technique among others to add color to my work. I combine wheel throwing and hand-building in my ceramic practice. My pieces are either highly decorated with colorful patterns when using the Nerikomi technique, or, on the contrary, the pristine white of porcelain is the main color so the eyes can concentrate on the shape of the piece, but I usually add an accent of color or a hint of a Nerikomi pattern to enhance the blinding white of the porcelain vessel.

Lately I have been exploring a new shape in my work: the mobius strip. I am fascinated by this 3D shape that has a single continuous side. I feel that in a world where everything is black or white and you have to choose a side, this object symbolically tells you that it is OK to be on a continuum and that we’re all on the same side. I make functional pieces like vases that have the shape of a mobius strip, but it is also a building block for wall sculptures and stacked sculptures that I am really excited about. You can find these among other newer sculptural works here.

My functional pieces enhanced with Nerikomi patterns and other techniques are gathered in my “Motifs” collection.

For the last couple of years I was fascinated with the egg shape, fragile shelter that I interpreted in several ways. You can find these in my “Eggocentrics” collection.