LOST @ SEA

Lost @ Sea — 2025 Collection

In 2025, I was honoured to receive the Makers Market Grant, which supported the documentation of my first full collection and the transformation of select photographs into a series of art prints.

Lost @ Sea is a body of work rooted in the act of getting — and being — lost. Through this collection, I explored new forms and techniques, including slip casting with wild PEI clay that I personally harvested and processed. Each piece was created with the intention of feeling as though it had been lost and later rediscovered — objects carrying a quiet history, waiting to be given purpose again or simply cherished as found treasures.

Material exploration played a large role in this work. I experimented with texture and glaze application, developing a method for creating functional ware that feels refined in form yet weathered in spirit — as if unearthed over time. A series of five cups marked a turning point in this process, where I began spraying my locally made glazes rather than dipping or brushing, opening up new surface possibilities.

Conceptually, this collection reflects my ongoing exploration of belonging — where I fit in, and where I stand apart. That search led me to the Barnea truncata, or Atlantic mud piddock — a small but remarkable creature that spends its life within a burrow it carves into stone. Even in death, its hollowed space becomes a home for others. Despite its quiet presence, it plays a significant role in shaping the coastline it inhabits.

I found a deep connection to this — the idea of carving out space, of leaving behind something that can hold life beyond your own.

During the making of this collection, I was also navigating personal challenges — family tensions, career uncertainty, financial strain, and struggles with self-worth. There were moments I felt fragmented and adrift. But through it all, I continued to piece myself back together. This work became an act of acceptance: learning not to hide perceived flaws, but to honour them. The cracks, the marks, the irregularities — they hold memory, resilience, and truth.

This philosophy is embodied in the rope-bound vessels within the collection — pieces that speak to tension, repair, and containment.

Photographer Stacy Morris captured this body of work with a sensitivity that brought these ideas fully to life. From those sessions, seven images were selected and developed into prints. Photographer Jack Clark and I then worked together to complete the process — retouching, printing, and framing each piece. The frames themselves were carefully sourced from forgotten corners of my basement and local thrift shops, chosen for their individuality. Each one is a one-of-a-kind object, reinforcing the feeling of something lost and found.

The majority of Lost @ Sea was exhibited and sold at the Spring 2025 Makers Market, with a small number of pieces remaining in my personal collection.

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