John Flores is a contemporary ceramic artist from Yucca Valley, California. He acquiredhis BFA with a focus in Ceramics at California State University Fullerton in 2019. John usestraditional clay hand building techniques, combined with contemporary glazing applications At first glance John's sculptures seem otherworldly, but they are steeped in the everyday life ofpeople. Botanical forms morph into obscure but familiar figures, mimicking a connectionbetween terra, flora and fauna. Discreet toes can be seen peeking out from underneath figureslayered in skins of leaves and sprouts. Lifelike faces peer out of meticulously crafted blooms,cacti portraits with eyes staring outwards into the desert sky. Flores’ work lives in a garden ofconversation, sculptures telling stories of personal awakenings and transitions in life. Stories ofthe many transformations that we undergo and envision for ourselves.Flores' work revolves around a notion of sacredness that he associates with our natural world.Viewed as an interconnectedness between all living things. These notions inhabit the core of hiswork and are built upon by plugging in everyday life experiences to tell a story. Stories that oftendeal with personal awakenings, transformations and transitions in life.