About Erin

Originally from the Asheville area, Erin moved to Seagrove after graduate school at East Carolina University in 2015.

She is the former Projects Manager at the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, and was Director of the Clay Studio at STARworks in Star, NC from 2015 to 2019. She also coordinated the annual North Carolina Potters Conference 2019 for The NC Pottery Center, and was a co-organizer of Woodfire NC; an international wood-fire ceramic conference hosted by STARworks in 2017.

She organizes events, and makes pots and sculptures.

Maker, Organizer and Co-Conspirator @The_Triangle_Studio

Erin enjoys a diverse studio practice of clay hand-building, throwing on the wheel and slip-casting, which allows her work to take multiple paths. Her functional pottery for the table are designed around a love of ingredients and traditions passed down in her family. The sculptural jars are rooted in historical pieces with a narrative centered around ancient memorial rituals. She also brings whimsy into her work with various animal sculptural series.

Sculpture.

These historical pieces are inspired by an ancient series of elaborately sculpted vessels steeped in ritual and spiritual significance. Prevalent in China during the ninth century, these vessels were a type of funerary urn, and used to honor the memory of deceased ancestors. The lid was often the focal point of these historical pieces, with elaborate scenes to represent a person’s life and/or experiences.

Camel Courier Soul Vessel

Creatures.

She loves to create her various animal sculptures and vessel series, often with a mythical twist, some of her favorite creatures to make include jackalopes, unicorns, jackarams, dragons and chickens. If she can put wings on it she will.

Winged Reverse Allocamulus Soul Vessel

Pegacorn Soul Vessel

Pots.

Her functional work is inspired by dishes she grew up using and ingredients she loves to cook with. Her tableware pieces are decorated in slip-trailed patterns and a color palette inspired by 1960s and 1970s Pyrex surface designs. Some of her favorites are the Infinite Wheat and Daisy Chain series. Her work is all atmospheric fired in either a wood or gas kiln.