Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Exhibition

April 30, 2026

Exhibition: April 12 - May 10 2026 at the Cranbrook Art Museum

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I am now two months in at Cranbrook Academy of art, in the Metals MFA program with Maria and Alberte and Josephine too. Mind shifting discussions about art are happening daily. The constant making and learning, workshops on professional practices, and regular lectures from visiting artists have made this experience completely engaging and really perfect. I have a few new directions now (12?) where I am exploring vulcanized rubber, aluminum, mesh, lawn chair webbing, and yes always clay, in some very new directions. I can not wait to share it all. But right now I am busy making. See you soon. #cranbrookacademyofart @a.tranberg @mariaphillipsstudio @filosophine_winther #mfa #makeart #aluminum #vulcanizedrubber

Looking a little worn. But doing it. Getting all the things done for art fair this year, guys. And here is a shot of me prepping for the fair last year—desperate to not look tired.

Finish your pots, people. Art Fair is this week. It is Wednesday, I mean Thursday! Who waxes their joints? Anyone? #speeddry #probablynotagoodidea #wax I am using You Betcha from @rovin_ceramics @annarborstreetartfair July 18-20th Booth IN 226 Near Burton Tower #wip #ceramics ##contemporaryceramics #cornucopia

Prints. Big. This will be a diptych. I am laying a coat of satin varnish over the images, in hopes of moving towards a more tangible piece. I want the images to work like objects. Thank you times 100 to @imageworksfineart for all the special care and space✨♥️. The varnish is museum grade, perfectly flexible, can take acrylic color, and semi-translucent when dry. @breathingcolor_ Ann Arbor Art Fair July 18-20th, 2024 Booth #IN226 @annarborstreetartfair #heap #laundry #photography #glaze #colorblend #diptychphotography #thethingswecarry #cornucopia #shutterspeedphotography #physicalphotography #color #pattern #light #cluster #clutch #pink #kellygreen #monogram #annarborareaartists #tactile #tangilbe #artyoucantouch #stripes

Slabs. Love them. Slab rollers do all the hard work and then all the remains is a beautiful sheet of clay to work with✨ All this is will lead up to my first home-studio Coffee and Clay class, for adults only. We will have a brand new kiln to make all of the clay and glaze experiments in ✨ #clayclass #ceramics #contemporaryceramics #clay #slabroller #art #pottery #kiln #testtiles

Three of my top favorite glaze bases, of the moment. I will teach glaze formulation this Winter and Spring — two locations. Send me a message if you are in the area and interested✨✨✨✨✨ Happy New Year. 2024 is gonna be a good one. #ceramicmaterialsworkhop #glazechemistry #glazeformulation #matte #glossy #monicarickhoffwilson #porcelain

Making White Clutch with Pink. Fast then slow. I make hundreds of parts quickly, thrown hollow on the wheel, fire them in the kiln twice, then I take days to put them all together. Come see ceramic sculpture at WSG Gallery this Friday night during our Holiday Show, December 1st until 11PM✨ #artinterviews #kidinterviews #ceramics #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #hornofplenty #clay #porcelain #clutch #blackandwhite #pink #glazechemistry

White Clutch with Pink Approximately 11 x 11 x 10 inches Porcelain, terracotta, wire Midnight Madness WSG Gallery, 111 E Ann Street, A2 December 1st 7-11 PM ✨Art you can touch✨dimensions vary✨parts shift✨ #ceramics #contemporaryceramics #contemporarysculptures #contemporaryart #pink #collectabledesign #sculpture #art #artcollector #objectdesign #cluster #cornucopia #blackandwhite #porcelain #monicarickhoffwilson #kineticart

It is not a choice. Love you, Mom! Cheers and hope to see you at the upcoming holiday events: WSG Gallery Midnight Madness Dec 1, 7-11 PM Potters Guild Winter Sale December 2nd & 3rd 10-5 PM #art #ceramics #artistsofinstagram #momsofinstagram #collections #homedecor

I miss you already, you beautiful beautiful white space. DM for inquiries. #contemporaryceramics #contemporarysculpture #contemporaryart #collectabledesign #sculpture #art #artcollector #objectdesign #cluster #cornucopia #barberry #porcelain #ceramics #photography #kellygreen #redorange #annarborareaartist

Strange little gem, an unlikely development. After two years of glaze chemistry I picked my old favorites — a white matte glaze and a simple black engobe over the top. This sculpture is based on trends and home goods. On dish-ware and on me and my grandmother and all the women in her generation, taking up ceramics as a hobby. It’s a play on all the things domestic with a specific note on the homemaker front. Fun, most of the time. It has all been a real hoot. Much love to you. Thank you for watching and for reading. Do you love it? Share it ✨ My show statement: “I am a ceramic sculptor and I formulate my own glazes. I bridge chemistry, geology, and art to create objects relating to comfort and desire. This current body of photography and sculpture stems from working at home during the pandemic. Close physical quarters fed the photography and the photography now feeds the ceramic sculpture. My ceramics are conglomerates of porcelain and terracotta, layers of color and pattern, and are fused with high and low temperature glazes. I use movement, weight, and the impulses to hold and keep, to build tactile sensations in both image and object.” -Monica Rickhoff Wilson #cluster #clutch #contemporaryceramics #sculpture #ceramics #clay #studioceramics #studio #art #glaze #artistsofinstagram #gobigorgohome #collection #annarborareaartists #cornucopia #earthyassemblies #art #porcelain #black #stripes #blackandwhitestripes #glazechemistry

Black like my shirt. Clutch, Black and White Stripes. Dimensions vary, moving parts, approximately 12 x 15 x 13 inches. Porcelain, terracotta, kanthal wire. #earthycollections #cluster #clutch #berries #contemporaryceramics #sculpture #ceramics #clay #studioceramics #studio #art #glaze #artistsofinstagram #gobigorgohome #collection #annarborareaartists #colorado #cornucopia #ornamental #earthyassemblies #art #porcelain #black #stripes #blackandwhitestripes

With my mother in mind, I created this piece as a totem or a space holder or an object to capture the feelings I had in those small now distance moments of my mom, my family home in Greeley, Colorado, the sun, the dry smell of late summer—midday. We had a decorative barberry bush on the side of the house. I collected the berries. Over collected. I had a pile. My mom told me to not touch them, they were poisonous. #touchedallofthemanyway #thesearethefewofmyfavoritethings #earthycollections #berries #redorange #contemporaryceramics #sculpture #ceramics #clay #studioceramics #studio #art #glaze #wip #artistsofinstagram #cluster #clutch #poison #gobigorgohome #collection #annarbor #colorado #cornucopia #ornamental #poisonousplants #earthyassemblies #art #porcelain #glazechemistry #barberry

Barberries for Bonnie Jean. #earthycollections #berries #redorange #contemporaryceramics #sculpture #ceramics #clay #studioceramics #studio #art #glaze #wip #artistsofinstagram #cluster #clutch #poison #gobigorgohome #collection #annarbor #colorado #cornucopia #ornamental #poisonousplants #earthyassemblies #art #porcelain #glazechemistry #barberry

The concept for these conglomerate pieces first came to me when I was accepted as a Winter Resident at Penland School of craft. The idea would take me many consecutive hours to work out — I had to build the sculpture with multiple parts, bisque and glaze firing each piece individually. I didn’t have uninterrupted hours working at home, but I certainly did get them during my residency at Penland. ✨ if you haven’t been yet, you must. @penlandschool Thank you for all the hours of help setting up the show @valmannart thank you Benicio, Inés, Freddy, and Ilse for help in the studio. Thank you @jederjones for all the meals cooked♥️ Thank you @annarborpottersguild and @wsggallery. Thank you @ceramicmaterialsworkshop for all the glaze knowledge - I finally feel like I am in control of my color. Thank you @bb.artcenter for the sweet venue. Also thank you to my dear friends who have supported me all along♥️. The show opens tonight. I hope you can make it. October 6 - November 2, 2023 Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center 1516 South Cranbrook Road Birmingham, Michigan #ceramics #contemporaryceramics #contemporarysculptures #contemporaryart #collectabledesign #sculpture #art #artcollector #objectdesign #cluster #cornucopia #barberry #porcelain #pottery #glazechemistry #redorangeglaze #red #redorange #hornofplenty