Critically Endangered Beauty: Vanitas Photography in Black Water ceramics this project was created in

this project was created in Siberia from deep in its remote forests during the heart of winter

This ecological process is circular with no carbon footprint or chemicals used in any part of the hand manufacturing process

Shinbashi District

Mounting & Framing:  To keep this Vanitas Drop accessible

An elegant thin walled porcelain cup that is hand thrown & fired

Critically Endangered Beauty: Vanitas Photography in Black Water ceramics this project was created inThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct