Maryalice Carroll is the SHOP 108 Featured Artist for the months of October and November 2026. Artist Statement: "I attempt to find acquiescence in physical discomfort with the use of textural glazes layered on top of each other. I create lumpy Beings covered in exaggerated pores, or holes, that are oozing bodily fluid, or glaze. The Beings are abstract forms made out of clay that are physical representations of my emotional self. The Beings serve as an extension of the sensations I feel on a daily basis, animated by way of curves and lumps. I have termed them Beings because they are not quite human, but they hold the essence of being alive. The surfaces of the clay objects offer an analogy to being overstimulated to the point of discomfort. As a hyper-sensitive person, both emotionally and physically, I've grown keenly aware of my body's reaction to stress. Psychosomatically, my skin will start to feel almost electric and crunchy, the pores on my body swell up. I feel every single pore, and each one tingling; this is overwhelming enough to bring me to tears. Those tears mix with the uncontrollable sweat that may or may not be real. Despite its severity, this feeling is invisible; in this clay, I attempt to create physical representations of invisible sensations." SHOP 108 for Featured Artist Work here