About Me

     I am fascinated by the idea of making the microscopic macroscopic. Through studying art and biology, many of my inspirations have come from the intricacies of life around us. However, while what we can see is endlessly complex, our understanding barely scratches the surface. Evolution has led to the most intricate organization and pattern at every level, from the scale of entire forests to the proteins of single-celled organisms. My pieces often mirror those of the structures and creatures I encountered in my class readings.

     I have always found that I was far better at actualizing my ideas into 3d objects than onto paper.

     In creating my thesis work, “Radial” (2024-2025), I repeatedly pushed the fragility of my forms to their breaking point, either fighting the formation of cracks as my pieces became increasingly brittle or breaking them back down to rehydrate, wedge, and start all over. I organize the organic structures I take inspiration from into throwable shapes and planned processes. Each section is wheel-thrown, measured, dried, trimmed, carved, smoothed, and connected in layers to complicate the viewer's visual relationship with the hollow volume.

     In glass, I have loved the ability to capture and miniaturize what I find beautiful in the world. Through fire, glass becomes malleable and endlessly layerable, allowing me to shape and mold miniature creatures, and then capture them in layers of clear glass.