Nature & Inspiration
Places and landscapes that feed the work.
Summer into Fall
Ellen shares photos from her summer travels to Mesa Verde and Arches as a new fall class session gets underway.
Water in the Canyon
Ellen reflects on how the memory of ancient water carved through stone finds its way into her canyon-inspired ceramic forms.
Painted Desert
Ellen tells the story of a small landscape vase named for Arizona's Painted Desert, made at the joyful start of a new studio in 2018.
Six weeks in the desert
Ellen recalls a six-week desert road trip through Utah's canyon country and how its rock forms and colors still shape her ceramic work.
Blue Lake
Ellen reflects on a small hand-built vase and the many vessel forms and landscapes it evokes.
Calf Creek Falls
Ellen recounts a hike to Calf Creek Falls in Utah and the cascading, green-pooled waterfall that inspired one of her vases.