Artist Statement

I think it's easy to become serious about your profession or your passion. To let it engulf every part of who you are. I've always taken myself entirely too seriously, especially when it comes to anything regarding my work. I've written and rewritten this artist statement more times than I can count.

But I don't think art should be so strict or heavy. I don't think someone should be able to tell you your work is bad simply because they don't understand it. My art and my process isn't meant for everyone, and that's okay. The conversations, interpretations, and even the misunderstandings are all part of its life.

The work I make is about play within the process. It's about taking chances and giving myself permission to fail. Within that failure is the possibility of arriving somewhere far greater than I ever imagined for myself. When we limit ourselves to what we know, we never give ourselves permission to try something new. Curiosity, experimentation, and humor have become just as important to my practice as technical skill.

I was trained in traditional pottery techniques, and the wheel will always feel like home. Lately, though, I've been drawn to the space between a pot and a sculpture, a mug and the image of a mug. I'm interested in how we assign meaning to familiar objects and how those meanings shift depending on who's looking. My work invites viewers to question where function ends, where representation begins, and what role both the maker and the viewer play in creating meaning.