Fragmentation–at its center–cradles violence. Broken, ruptured, shattered; my work finds its home here. I am interested in the incomplete. My inspiration surges in moments of conflict, intensity, and growth.

 Repair–at its center–diffuses care. Piecing together an object or image I have intentionally broken is an opportunity for me to embody patience and gentleness. This act serves as a metaphor in my studio practice for the way I approach relationships with loved ones in my life. They may not be perfect, but they are mine to care for. I don’t see damage as negative, it is hard earned evidence of a life. 

I use glaze as a medium that is saturated with an undeniable ultramarine blue that swirls and orbits around the surface. The human figure, for me, is a home I always return to, whether drawn, sculpted, or carved in relief. Themes of conflict and repair are formally infused into my work through intentional breaking and meticulous reconstruction. Much like how we continue to grow individually and relationally, I often revisit and continue to change works with multiple materials (plaster and wood) even after their final glaze firing. Purposefully lacking permanence in form, nothing is promised, and everything can change.