Art has been a foundational part of my life for as long as I remember. Sometimes I forget that this is not something that everybody does in their daily lives. It is the only thing that I can lose myself in. I think I might live to make things. To me creating is evidence of my existence. It is evidence that I am living and processing the world around me. Not just passively going through my life. It is about reactions and emotions and feeling all of the things that one can feel. Art just brings me so much joy. There is something so satisfying about making something that you are proud of or that can stand the test of time. When I can draw or make something that I like to look at, all is right in the world. I want to bring the joy that art brings me to the world through my art. 

My art does this through color, expression, humor, and playful forms. I want my art to be inviting and an escape from reality. I want to focus on brightness, aestheticism, and touchability. I love the human form and face and anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. I believe it provides such a fun sector for relatability. Why shouldn’t a pear have a human face? I would love to play with more surface textures and want to embrace the imperfections of handbuilding. I am intrigued by stacking pieces and creating separate characters that build stories with their interactions (limited only to the imaginations of the viewer). I am very interested in the symbolism behind botanicals and fruits. They can mean so many different things and come in so many forms (growth, fertility, abundance, wealth  life cycles, rot, decay, specific symbolism for different plants, the list goes on). I am also fascinated by plants and farming. 

My art has never been scary or particularly dark. I have always been drawn to humor and unseriousness. I love making things that just make people laugh but can also be investigated to find deeper meanings. I have never been super interested in functional work. Though I do feel like additional meaning can be added by function. Where is the piece meant to live? What literal function does it serve the viewer? My art has also never prioritized realism. I feel there is more value in understanding how someone’s experiences and thoughts influence their perception of reality rather than just replicating reality.