The Poetry of Plaster : A New Chapter

Over the past few months I’ve found myself returning to the plaster work in a deeper way.

What began as a small experiment of pressing flowers into clay to see what might happen has slowly turned into something much more meaningful for me. Each piece begins with a real flower or object pressed gently into the surface of the clay, leaving behind the quiet imprint of something that once lived and moved in the world. Something that was beautiful enough to endure the wind, rain, and even snow is kept for a lifetime.

I’ve always been drawn to objects that hold a sense of time and value. The kind of pieces that feel like they belong to a slower interior life, not decoration, but companions of sorts that actually have the power to ease your center just simply by being.

Working with plaster has begun to feel like a way of preserving a moment. A leaf, a stem, a small gesture from the natural world becomes something you can hold onto. Not frozen exactly, but remembered and held, gently.

The past few weeks I’ve been working on a new group of pieces in my home studio. They sit scattered across my table right now, still dusty from the process, each one carrying its own sweet personality. Hellebores and Muscari are the flowers I have been using since they are in abundance this time of year.

As some of you may know, my love for antique plaster started on my first trip to France for sourcing back in 2024. I met an artist who had an entire collection that he shared with me. I will be bringing antique plasters to this drop as well. The ones in this next drop on 3/20 are from a Chateau in France.

This next collection of both bas relief plasters and French antique plasters will be released on March 20th right here on my website at 12 pm MT.

Thank you for being here and for allowing these pieces a place in your homes and lives.

Jocelyn xx