A Quiet Conversation Between Indoors and Outdoors

A client in upstate New York recently invited three new vessels into his home. Seeing my work living in someone else’s space is always a moment of rediscovery—an opportunity to encounter the forms anew as they engage with their surroundings and the rhythms of another person’s daily life.

What struck me most was the way the vessels created a gentle linkage of interior and exterior spaces — connection created by the kinship of the indoor pieces with the outdoor vessels that were already in place. This expansive sense of openness is particularly welcome in the colder months, when we instinctively draw inward for warmth and quiet.

Seeing the Work in Place

Walking through the rooms, I was reminded that vessels are not static; they enter into relationship — with light, with other objects, with the people who live around them. The arrangement in this home was thoughtful and intuitive, creating moments of stillness and cohesion as you move from space to space.

These kinds of installations often teach me something about my own work. They reveal how the forms breathe in a lived environment, and how they interact with scale, shadow, and the subtle tones of a space.

New Interior Forms Taking Shape

Witnessing this installation has added to my excitement about a new group of pieces currently emerging in the studio. I am imagining these for with interior settings in mind—vessels that support calm, hold presence, and shape atmosphere in quiet, meaningful ways.

I’ve included a few photos from the residence to offer a glimpse of how these vessels inhabit space and invite a deeper sense of connection.