botanical panel series
Cultivated Species: Sweet Pea
Exploring the ecological impact of invasive species in order to examine specificity of place and complex environmental histories embedded within our local landscapes.
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Evoking the weathered surfaces of stone monuments and the generative decay, this triptych shows botanical imprints to represent the profound role of plants as symbolic offerings, examining how flora adorns cultural rituals, serving as tokens for celebration, maturation, and mortality.
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Honoring seasonal textures and abundance, Kala meticulously emboss soft clay slabs with foraged botanicals. Her custom textural and atmospheric glazes fuse with the character of the mineral-rich clays in the kiln, expressing her reverence for the natural world and all of its perfect imperfections.
Crafted in synch with the rhythms and textures of the seasons, the collection is an extraordinary almanac of local botanicals and an expression of the artist's relationship to place.
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Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus), Quail Run, Sonoma County, California, USA.
Collection Date: March 22, 2026
Elevation: 85 feet
38.28334142490044, -122.43250838305447
Handformed stoneware panels, underglaze, flux, Sonoma County flora
28" x 18“ x 1/4” (71 cm x 45.7cm x .7cm)
2026
botanical panel series
Commission: ShangriLa
An in-process commission using plants from the collector’s cultivated gardens and the wild edges of the property.
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Botanical imprints represent the profound role of plants as symbolic offerings, examining how flora adorns cultural rituals, serving as tokens for celebration, maturation, and mortality.
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Kala forages plants from the client’s property to create a unique, place-based artwork honoring seasonal textures and abundance.
Plants are meticulously emboss soft clay slabs with foraged botanicals. Her custom textural and atmospheric glazes fuse with the character of the mineral-rich clays in the kiln, expressing her reverence for the natural world and all of its perfect imperfections.
Crafted in synch with the rhythms and textures of the seasons, the collection is an extraordinary almanac of local botanicals and an expression of the artist's relationship to place.
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Variable and scaleable.