Using imagery sourced from the collections at the Philadelphia Art Museum, specifically George and Martha Washington's first tableware service that features an Ouroboros delicately rendered around the rim of each plate. Composed of 37 hand-painted earthenware plates with 22 karat gold luster. Ouroboros is an abstraction of a snake eating its own tail-a historic symbol of life, death and rebirth. One of five works created for the 2022 exhibition Making Place Matter at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Funded by a Pew Grant, the exhibition marks the opening of the Clay Studio’s new South Kensington Philadelphia neighborhood location.

Year: 2021

Materials: 37 hand painted earthenware plates with underglaze, glaze and 22 karat gold luster

Dimensions: 70w x 62h x 1.5d inches