In “real life” I struggle with anxiety and depression. By creating art I enter an alternative reality where I can escape these thoughts and create my own narrative.

I find inspiration in water and all of the creatures that inhabit it. I try to capture that world in my ceramic sculptures, creating an imaginary landscape that is as surreal as it is beautiful.  I also feel a mindless relief from anxiety while embellishing my work. I often use other materials such as pearls to ornament the surfaces of my sculptures after firing and I use this process to distract myself from the everyday worries of life.

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A pearl is formed in nature when a parasite makes its way into a shelled mollusk. The animal excretes calcium carbonate in the form of layers of nacre to protect itself. This eventually forms what we know as a pearl. By attaching small freshwater pearls to my work I am able to mindlessly accumulate my anxieties and soften them. In this way, I temporarily pause the parasitic worries that cloud my mind.