Anna Kasabian is a ceramicist and painter whose delicately created and organic shaped pieces reflect her inspirations that root from the sea's rising tide and lush gardens surrounding her life. "I love [porcelain's] fluidity and the ability I have to create wafer thin objects with it. Getting it to be as thin as possible and creating twists and turns excites me. I love too, how the light plays off its surface. It was only after my heart and imagination were taken by this amazing material that I decided to learn more about it so that I could take my work in new directions. The fact that it is challenging to work with and prone to calamity are things I am glad I wasn't told early on. Over time, I have learned its peculiarities by becoming intimate with it and now understand, respect and cater to its uniqueness. Why white? I love the purity of white, but I also think white is the best color to let the light play off the shapes. And, practically speaking, it can work with almost any decor. What are the origins of my shapes? My pieces recall the forms and motions of flowers, sea plants and ocean waves. I had no plan to do this. It is what came naturally to me as I worked each piece of clay. My first hand-formed bowls, tiny as they were, one inch in diameter, recalled flowers. I still create what I call tiny blooms, but now I work mostly creating large florals and wall sculptures." - Anna Kasabian