Red Lodge Clay Center – Short Term Resident 2023
Originally from Minnesota, Stacy received her MFA in Ceramics from West Virginia University. She received her BFA in Ceramics and Jewelry/Metalsmithing with a minor in Retail Management from Syracuse University and completed a Post-Baccalaureate program at Louisiana State University.
Stacy has participated in numerous artist residencies at art centers including Red Lodge Clay Center, LUX Center for the Arts, and The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. She has interned at craft schools such as Anderson Ranch Art Center and held an administrative and gallery coordinator position at Touchstone Center for Crafts. Stacy served as Student-Director-at-Large on the board of NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts). She exhibits her work nationally and has been featured in Ceramics Monthly.
My love of plants fuels my search for beauty. I am fascinated and inspired by the physical properties of flowers including their form, surface, color, pattern, and movement. In addition, their ephemerality and sense of preciousness enhance their seemingly magical existence. My floral-inspired porcelain tableware involves hand-built and wheel-thrown components that are altered and carved. I use microcrystalline glazes to mimic the rich and captivating surfaces of flower petals. Inspired by my background in jewelry, I incorporate stone-setting techniques where I set gemstones into the raw clay. I often include these ‘hidden gems’ on the foot of a pot, rewarding the user’s investigation with a moment of discovery. To me, this act of discovery is reminiscent of noticing a dewdrop on the underside of a leaf. I want to encourage others to recognize and appreciate the small, beautiful moments that too often go unnoticed.