Pile Verde
My focus in ceramics is to make work that balances the functionality, technicality, and creativity possible with clay. I have been fascinated by the outcomes and count myself as very fortunate to be able to continue practicing and experimenting. I think this medium has endless possibilities.

Pile Verde is a porcelain, high fire (cone 10), lidded jar with feet.

6 x 5.5 x 7"

River Whispers

The 2-strand piece reminds one of a river wind brushing against the surface of the water. The water holds treasure beyond measure, like life, a giant pearl, and the clay of man.

Observation

Observation was woven as Inlay Weaving with rayon and novelty yarn. It is based on measurements taken over time, curled up and framed.

12 x 18.5"

Blurpleberry

Blurpleberry is an amalgam of various early 2000's media Foerster considers significant to his youth and work, including Barney the Dinosaur, Codename Kids Next Door, and Jimmy Neutron. Through the pit firing process, the work has accumulated ashen markings and cracks that contrast against its pleasant smiles and vibrant colors and reflect concepts central to Foerster's practice. The plants that live within the piece were propagated from a pothos that existed as part of a SAY Si student's work and still lives on Foerster's desk.

7 x 7 x 8"

Folding into a Light Aqua Plane

I enjoy exploring the dynamic relationship between form - which is capable of escaping the 2D dimensional form - while contemplating spacial boundaries themselves. Some elements are synergistic, while others tension each in their own direction.

10.5 x 26"

Tactile 2 x 4 - No. 5

This piece is part of a series exploring tactile objects, with the intention of being handled and touched.

3.5 x 7 x 1.25"

Guy Faux License

Guy Fawkes is a historical personage who has been a popular bogeyman in the Anglo consciousness for hundreds of years. Masks of his face have been used in celebrations of the Guy Fawkes Night for about as long. The Guy Fawkes mask has more recently become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny, but the design widely used today has been co-opted by right wing trolls and is owned by Time Warner. Paying Time Warner an intellectual property tax for the privilege of revolution is an affront to the spirit of revolution itself. To that end, the Seditious Industrial Complex Guy Faux mask design is released into the Public Domain under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.

9 x 5.5 x 3.5"

Necklace and Earring with Turquoise and Silver Beads. Color.

This necklace and earrings are in my favorite colors.

9 x 5.5 x 3.5"

Circle Planter, Saucer and Succulent Selection

A hand-thrown and carved, double-walled, stoneware ring with matching saucer and succulents.

11 x 11 x 9"

Yakshini - Tree Goddess

Spirit dolls are a personal artistic expression of what is meaningful in my life and the world around me. This one, Yakshini, is my interpretation of a class of female nature spirits found in Buddhist mythologies.

10 x 15 x 3"