This project has been on going for several years in collaboration with the Deep Creek Lake Lions Club Blind Camper and Blind Skier program.
for fun
Halloween at Gallery 1975 
Halloween at Gallery 1975 
Spot Pillows 
Wine chillers for Uno’s 
Mug club for WhiteHorse Brewery
Mugs: stoneware, 6”x4” 
Couple of Bowls: stoneware, 5”x4” 
Flower Oval: stoneware, 8”x3”x4” 
Flower Oval: stoneware, 10"x 4.5"x 5.5" 
Salt Trencher: stoneware, 12.5"x4"x4" 
Trencher: stoneware, 17.5”x3.5”x4” 
Large Serving Dish: stoneware, 15”x3.5” 
Serving Vessel: stoneware, 7.5"x8" 
Plates: stoneware, 6"x6"x2.5" 
Small Plate: porcelain, 6"x 1" 
Oil & Vinegar: stoneware, 5”x3”& 4.5”x2.5” 
Pillow Grouping #1: stoneware, Left: 5”x 3.5”x 3.5” Right: 4.5”x 3”x 3.5” 
Pillow Grouping #2: stoneware, Left: 7.5”x 4.5”x 3.5” Right: 5.5”x 3”x 2.5” 
Dinnerware grouping 
Serving ware grouping: stoneware 
Candle stick grouping: stoneware 
Nesting bowls: stoneware 
Just out of the kiln 
Tin Cans: slip cast porcelain, 4"x2.5" 
Cover Jar: stoneware, 8"x8" 
Covered Jars: stoneware, 9"x7" and 8"x6" 
Teapot: stoneware, 6.5"x9" 
Teapot: stoneware, 7.5"x8"
functional works
Mugs: stoneware, 6”x4” Couple of Bowls: stoneware, 5”x4” Flower Oval: stoneware, 8”x3”x4” Flower Oval: stoneware, 10″x 4.5″x 5.5″ Salt Trencher: stoneware, 12.5″x4″x4″ Trencher: stoneware, 17.5”x3.5”x4” Large Serving Dish: stoneware, 15”x3.5” Serving Vessel: stoneware, 7.5″x8″ Plates: stoneware, 6″x6″x2.5″ Small Plate: porcelain, 6″x 1″ Oil & Vinegar: stoneware, 5”x3”& 4.5”x2.5” Pillow Grouping #1: stoneware, Left: 5”x 3.5”x 3.5” Right: 4.5”x 3”x 3.5” Pillow Grouping #2: stoneware, Left: 7.5”x 4.5”x 3.5” Right: 5.5”x 3”x 2.5” Dinnerware grouping Serving ware grouping: stoneware Candle stick grouping: stoneware Nesting bowls: stoneware Just out of the kiln Tin Cans: slip cast porcelain, 4″x2.5″ Cover Jar: stoneware, 8″x8″ Covered Jars: stoneware, 9″x7″ and 8″x6″ Teapot: stoneware, 6.5″x9″ Teapot: stoneware, 7.5″x8″
new works
migration
Artist Statement: Fight or Flight
Empowerment is over coming a challenge that you may never have thought you would experience: the unknown and the acceptance of the unknown. Moments in time make us who we are today. It is our reflection of those moments that helps heal and acknowledge those challenges.
Three years ago I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I wasn’t able to work in my studio while going through treatment. During that time, to keep my hands busy I wrote several letters to friends and family from all over. It was a moment in time, just me that person and the paper. There was no judgment. When I received letters it became a moment of connection.
Once I completed my treatment and was able to work in my studio I created several porcelain envelopes inspired by the ones that I sent and received. This ceramic installation combines moments and stories that create a quilt of reflection. Creating 162 envelopes totaling the number days I went through treatment.
places
Locale
These are a collection of linoleum prints revisiting the sense of place. Places that have captured a memorable moment. Moments of self-reflection, inspiration or emotion. Usually I am working with clay, however these prints are letting me explore mark making with a new material. These prints are from my sketchbooks collected over the years. I enjoy carving these plates and reflecting on memories of my time in that place.
Up until recently I have not had much time to reflect on my past work. Time goes so quickly and to have time to reflect on personal work is rare. My hope by visiting these past moments that they will unfold into my current body of clay work also centered round the idea of migration and place.
Cracks: 4"x 3" 
Basins: 4"x 3" 
Volcanic Ash: 4"x 3" 
Crater: 4"x 3" 
Watercourse: 4"x 3" 
Strata: 4"x 3" 
Channels: 2.5"x 4" 
Erosion: 4"x 3"
occurrence prints
Cracks: 4″x 3″ Basins: 4″x 3″ Volcanic Ash: 4″x 3″ Crater: 4″x 3″ Watercourse: 4″x 3″ Strata: 4″x 3″ Channels: 2.5″x 4″ Erosion: 4″x 3″
Wood firing 
inspiration 
mold making 
mold making 
workshop 
workshop 
Raku firing 
Raku firing 
Raku firing 
Avon NY wood firing 
Avon NY wood firing 
Pit firing 
Pit firing 
Pit firing 
tests 
process
Wood firing inspiration mold making mold making workshop workshop Raku firing Raku firing Raku firing Avon NY wood firing Avon NY wood firing Pit firing Pit firing Pit firing tests
Open Boxes: casting slip, 4"x4"x4" 2002 
BFA installation 2003 
Untitled: casting slip and wood, 72”x 9”x 6” 2003 
Pod #1: stoneware, 3'x24" 2003 
Pod #3: stoneware, 3.5'x24" 2003 
Berries: stoneware, 7”x8”x5” 2003 
BFA installation view 2003 
Pods: stoneware, 24”x6”x4.5 2003 
Topographic: casting slip, 46”x61”x1” 2003 
Untitled: casting slip, 40”x56”x11” 2006 
Untitled: casting slip, 20”x12”x15” 2007 
Untitled #1: stoneware, 27" x 10" x 4" 2007 
Movement Study #1: stoneware, 27"x19"x4" 2007 
Purple: casting slip, 19"x12"x2" 2008
past works
Open Boxes: casting slip, 4″x4″x4″ 2002 BFA installation 2003 Untitled: casting slip and wood, 72”x 9”x 6” 2003 Pod #1: stoneware, 3’x24″ 2003 Pod #3: stoneware, 3.5’x24″ 2003 Berries: stoneware, 7”x8”x5” 2003 BFA installation view 2003 Pods: stoneware, 24”x6”x4.5 2003 Topographic: casting slip, 46”x61”x1” 2003 Untitled: casting slip, 40”x56”x11” 2006 Untitled: casting slip, 20”x12”x15” 2007 Untitled #1: stoneware, 27″ x 10″ x 4″ 2007 Movement Study #1: stoneware, 27″x19″x4″ 2007 Purple: casting slip, 19″x12″x2″ 2008
actions and occurrences
Layered Surface #14 casting slip 26” x 17” x 2” 
Surface Action #25 stoneware 34.5” x 21” x 2” 
Surface Action #3 earthenware casting slip 23”x 9.5”x 2.5 Slate #19 casting slip soda fired 19”x 10”x 1.5” 
Surface Action #7 casting slip 28” x 42” x 1.5” 
Surface Action #2 casting slip 32″x 27.5″x 1.5″ 
Smoke #1 casting slip; pit fired 22”x 21.5”x 1.5” 
Actions and Occurrences installation view Actions and Occurrences 6’x5.5’x3.5” 
Actions and Occurrences installation view 
Actions and Occurrences installation view 
Surface Action #19 casting slip 6”x 4.5” x 1.5” 5.5” x 5”x 1.5”
Layers: Wood fired stoneware, both are 5.5”x7.5”x6.5” 
Detail of Layers 
White Landscapes: High fired porcelain, both are 5.5”x 5”x 4.5” 
Detail of White Landscape 
Moraine Patterns: Salt fired porcelain, on left- 8”x 10”x 5”, on right-6.5”x 8”x 5” 
Landscape Grouping #7 and #8: Wood fired stoneware, both are 5″x8″x6″ 
Landscape #9: Wood fired stoneware, 5″x8″x6″ 
Edge: High fired porcelain, 4.5″x5.5″x 3″ 
Bumps: Salt fired porcelain, 5”x7”x4” 
Ridge Landscape: Salt fired porcelain, both are 4.5”x6.5”x4” 
Grouping 
Earthcake: High fire stoneware, 8″x8″x3″ 
Striped Gneiss: High fire reduction stoneware, 7”x 7”x 2″ 
Meltwater Channel: Raku, 7″x7″x3″ 
Untitled: Raku, 7”x7”x3” 
Untitled: Raku, 7″x7″x3″ 
samantha l. stumpf ceramics 