Reciprocity is an interactive ceramic installation at Aegina’s Titina Cinema, June 4-5, 2026 . A collab with US, UK, and Greek ceramicists, this regenerative tourism project invites the local community to attend, connect and collect handmade ceramic gifts, transforming a collaborative artwork into a meaningful social exchange.

Kala and Amy Hamley open their process to the public in Claywork: Crafted in Real Time — a hybrid exhibition and working studio at Alley Gallery featuring new ceramics, mixed media, and the materials behind them.

Kala collaborates with pastry chef Aline Buzzarello of Taart on Plateau de Voyage — a handmade porcelain tray born from a shared love of craft. Order by April 7 for Mother's Day delivery.

Kala is featured in the Jan/Feb 2025 issue of Sonoma Magazine — a look at her Ghost Rain and Atmospheric series and the role of weather, place, and climate in her ceramic practice.

Kala leads an intimate week-long ceramics and cultural workshop across Athens and the island of Aegina — visiting museums, making work, and exploring Greek ceramic traditions from ancient to contemporary. Sold out.

Kala joins Amy Hamley and Kristina Nobleman for Outside In at Alley Gallery — a three-person exhibition exploring natural abstraction across ceramics, fiber, and print, on view November 7 through December 7, 2024.

Kala heads to Tuscany this May with ceramicist Naomi Clement for an 8-day workshop blending hands-on studio work with cultural immersion across the Tuscan landscape.

Kala's new botanical tabletop collection — hand-printed, one-of-a-kind ceramics made in Sonoma — launches exclusively at Chateau Sonoma on March 16.

Kala's Rain Gauge — a ceramic data visualization of California's annual rainfall from 2010–2021 — was selected for Fahrenheit 2024 at AMOCA, juried by Harvard ceramics director Kathy King.

Kala received the Best in Show Curator's Choice Award at Blue Line Arts for Ghost Rain #3 — recognized in Natural Elements, a juried exhibition curated by Marianne McGrath.

Kala's permanent ceramic tile installation at One River North in Denver translates satellite imagery of a historic 2021 blizzard into a fossil record of extreme weather — commissioned by Sweeney Art Advisors for the building's common area.

Kala's work for Chateau Sonoma is featured in the spring 2024 issue of Edible Marin & Wine Country — pick it up in Issue 60, page 18.

Kala heads to Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark this September to make new work — using rainwater, gravity, and time as collaborators to explore atmospheric surface effects.

Kala is teaching a half-day decal and transfer workshop at Clay Planet, covering overglaze and underglaze techniques from the ground up. Limited seats available.

Kala was commissioned to create a site-specific star map for Opus One Winery — a sculptural ceramic and LED installation mapping the constellations visible from the estate's vineyards.

Kala is teaching a two-day mold making workshop at the Palo Alto Art Center this August — covering one and two-part plaster molds, with a free Q&A on June 22.

Kala's Atmospheric River was selected by juror Mary Mattingly for The New Geologic Epoch — ecoartspace's fourth annual juried exhibition and printed book, launching October 2023.

Kala's Atmospheric River was selected for the Earth exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center — and awarded one of three juror awards by curator Jodi Roberts.

A one-night collaboration pairing handmade pottery with farm-to-fork bites and Darling Wines — your ticket includes a take-home side plate and cup made by Kala for the event.

Kala's solo exhibition maps themes of climate and place through experimental ceramics — exploring fragility, geologic transformation, and the Anthropocene through vessels and wall work.