Captivated by the way skin shrinks and swells, wrinkles and stretches, I create seemingly animate forms that emulate the body’s undulating, dynamic exterior. I am compelled to use our own tactile surfaces as a way to relate to clay, which similarly has memory and movement. By creating altered porcelain tableware, I find that most shapes are easily personified and related through posture, poise, hips, elbows, and most closely- use. A porous matte glaze blushes and weeps amongst subtle pale surfaces to mimic an intimate, tangibly comparable softness and vitality of skin. Supple, rounded curves give each vessel a lively essence, quietly illuminating similar bodily qualities.