Wood Street Pottery
A pottery studio in downtown McKinney, Texas.
Functional & Sculptural stoneware for everyday use
This is the story of my pottery and backyard studio, located near the historic downtown area of McKinney, Texas. Less than an hour north of Dallas, our quaint downtown is home to intimate restaurants, shops, and a thriving arts community. I feel honored to be among its painters, potters, sculptors, and other professionals.
Most of my pottery combines clay with discarded tree branches that I discover during my walks in the woods. The clay in my functional and sculptural pieces is newly formed, but the branches, with their unique shapes and textures, echo their once vibrant life. The creative process of joining these two natural elements allows me to discover new aspects of myself as I work, what I value, what inspires me, and what I choose to add to the world.
My pottery is influenced by an ancient aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi, which is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in earthiness, of revering authenticity above all. It is a state of mind, a way of being and the subtle art of being at peace with yourself and your surroundings.
