In my practice, I emphasize the continuous and non-linear nature of how people and stories develop over time and are perceived. As individuals, we are each the sum of many parts, illustrating our lives with traumas, travels, stories, and traditions. We have the authority to edit, rewrite, and rearrange our priorities. Memoirs and biographic work create a space dedicated to moments that mean something to us– moments we choose to remember. And the language of storytelling, written or visual, epic or short, is a way of saying “Here, this is how I’m passing a part of me onto you.”

I integrate illustration with ceramics as a way to convey personal narrative. The question of how form and surface inform one another, and to what extent, is a constant source of joy and exploration. I use thrown vessels, multi-part installations, and architectural adornment as canvases for layered imagery to emphasize themes of memoir, community, and perceived value.