walking on eggshells/ worry bowls
walking on eggshells/ worry bowls was made in response to an increasing sense of dread for and in the world. Over the past 3 years, at a series of communal tables, I made over 300 small stoneware bowls, all glazed in various shades of white. Laid on the floor, as ground cover, they create a precarious, uneven landscape. To traverse this field would be to contort oneself to avoid any misstep, or to risk crushing these delicate vessels under foot.
These bowls are meant to be held and touched. The viewer is invited to pick up the bowls, to worry the surface with their fingers. The visible cracks, bumps, and lumps in each shape remind us of the tactile connection between body and object and offers a holding our mutual experience of being human.