Cassandra Kennedy is an artist working between the Berkshires and Hudson Valley, with a practice rooted in ceramics and painting.

Her current body of sculptural ceramic work begins at the potter's wheel, where years of practice established the precision and symmetry traditionally associated with thrown forms. Rather than treating that precision as the finished goal, Kennedy uses it as a point of departure. Each vessel begins as a carefully thrown form and, before ever leaving the wheel, is pushed to the brink of collapse. In doing so, she preserves the movement, malleability, and responsiveness that define clay in its raw state. Rather than freezing the material into idealized symmetry, her work preserves the memory of clay in motion, holding space for control and surrender, balance and imbalance, refinement and imperfection.

Those qualities remain visible even as the glazes obscure the material's identity without concealing its behavior. The finished surface suggests metal, while the form continues to speak of the softness of clay. As first impressions give way to recognition and assumption transforms into understanding, the work reveals that apparent contradictions can coexist.

Alongside her studio practice, Kennedy facilitates creative experiences at a luxury wellness resort in the Berkshires. Years of teaching have deepened her appreciation for both the discipline of artistic practice and the importance of creative expression. She believes technical skill is earned through years of devoted practice, but that mastery is not an endpoint. Instead, it creates the freedom to respond more intuitively to the material, allowing curiosity, honesty, and expression to shape the work. Whether in the studio or the classroom, she is interested in what becomes possible once certainty gives way to exploration.

Her work is held in private collections and residential and commercial spaces throughout the Northeast. She lives and works between the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires.