about me
I am...
An afrolatinx potter, land steward, teacher, student, water baby, sun-catcher—
From “A Small Place” called Roatán. My mother is red clay; my father, the Atlantic Ocean.
I am studying and appreciating the wisdom of young ones, old ones, and non-human communities.
I am barefoot in the garden, digging in the dirt. I am singing my sorrows at Dahlak Paradise at the Pocket Flowers Community Jam.
I am meditating on utility, diaspora, serenity, protection, despair, apocalypse visioning, weaponry and healing.
I am raging against fascism, shielding myself from its invasion and combing my insides for its shrapnel.
NNOC International Mayday Brigade, Cuba
Coxen Hole, Roatán
Portrait by Kalina Winters
Cobbs Creek Art Club Natural Dyes Workshop Demo
Education
B.A. Cultural Anthropology, minor in Native and Indigenous Studies. University of Pennsylvania 2018
Relevant Work
Ceramic Studio Tech (Current) ~ The Arts League
Art Facilitator (2024-25) ~ Amber Art Collective
Adult Ceramics Instructor (2024-25) ~ Philly Art Center
After-school Ceramics Teacher (2022-25) ~ Salamander Arts
Founder (2021) ~ Kenni Field Ceramics
Studio Tech Assistant (2021) ~ Black Hound Clay Studio
Fabrication Assistant (2018-19) ~ Humble Matter Ceramics
Ceramic Studio tech assistant (2017-18) ~ UPENN Fine Arts Department
Certifications + Trainings
Trauma informed teaching artist training (2024) | Bartol Foundation
How to talk about consent | Your Empowered Sexuality
Tree Tender (2025) | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Shows
“Salt & Pepper Shaker” (2026) ~ Yowie
“Sunday Serenades” Musical performance (2025) ~ Belmar House
“Piggybank” (2025) ~ Yowie
“Germantown Art & Sound Showcase” (2023) ~ Germantown Art & Sound
“Exploring the Vessel” (2022) ~ Antler Gallery
“Homecoming” (2022) ~ Oya Studio and Gallery
“Visiting Artist of the Month” (2021) ~ Moon + Arrow
“All Fire Signs Go To Heaven or The Emancipation of Mimi: Soul Signing and the Politics of Surrogation & Subjugation in the age of catastrophe” (2021) | 2.0 Collective
Projects +
West Philadelphia Greening Coalition ~ Member, Healing committee (2025-26)
A.W. Christy Recreation Center Community Garden ~ Club Founder & Facilitator (2025-26)
Appears as “Potter” ~ Pacifies A Lier film by Better Lovers (2022)
Discussion Panelist ~ Community and Early Career Ceramics as a BIPOC Maker at NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) March 2022
Press
Living Corriere // How design is revolutionizing the world of cannabis
https://living.corriere.it/tendenze/design/cannabis-design/
Bloomberg BusinessWeek // Tiny Vases Can Have an Outsize Effect on a Room—and Your Mood May 2021 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-05/best-tiny-bud-vases-for-an-outsize- effect-on-room-decor-and-your-mood
The Good Trade // The Prettiest Pipes & Bowls For Your Plant-Based Medicine June 2021
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/weed-glass-pipes
Different Leaf // Kenni Field Feature Summer Issue 2021
Dwell Magazine // America’s Best Design Shops:Yowie Selects November 2021
Tetra Chronicle // Meet The Maker: Philly Ceramicist Kenni Field October 2020
https://www.shop-tetra.com/blogs/news/meet-the-maker-philly-ceramicist-kenni-field