Discarded Beauty frame 1

[Discarded Beauty] is a collection that finds quiet elegance in the remnants of the making process. Born from the trimmings and offcuts generated during the making of the [Delicate Opposition] series, this body of work shifts focus from the finished object to the fragments left behind.

What began as waste—thin curls of porcelain shaved away on the wheel—took on a sculptural life of its own. The act of trimming, usually seen as a step toward refinement, became an end in itself. These delicate coils, once destined for the discard pile, were carefully gathered, glazed, and fired. The result is a tangled form that speaks to the beauty of what is usually unseen, uncelebrated, or thrown away.

There’s a certain humility in these pieces. They are not composed, but collected. Not planned, but observed. In honoring them, [Discarded Beauty] invites a reconsideration of value—not just in materials, but in moments and gestures, in what we choose to keep and what we let go.

This series is a quiet homage to the peripheral, the accidental, and the beautiful possibilities that emerge when we pay attention to what’s left behind.

H220mm, W220mm, L63mm