My work is a collection of self-portraits that surmise past moments, feelings and memories from my childhood. These are derived from having grown up in a stifling, emotionally abusive, and neglectful environment. I seek to encapsulate these personal struggles in order to discover who I am, and who I have been, and who I can become.

         In ceramics, I tend to work at a scale which emphasizes the importance of these emotional moments. I find that a larger scale gives a sense of enormity, seriousness to my work while a smaller scale allows a more intimate view and a sense of relation. Every texture and color I use is chosen to emphasize each specific moment or feeling that I address in each piece. I like making complex structures through intricate carving to emphasize the delicate nature of the material. Much is derived from my childhood, and how encapsulating those feelings now, allows for reflection and growth as both a person and an artist.