My work explores the feelings of isolation and loneliness that have defined much of my life so far, feelings that I believe are - ironically - universal. We all feel alone together, and are searching for connection parallel to one another. My sculptural work aims to evoke these feelings with organic forms inspired by bones, shells, and the curves of the human body. The simplicity and familiarity of the forms is meant to draw viewers in and the size of the pieces invites them to touch, to hold, to engage in an intimacy with the objects that cannot ever be realized in the gallery setting.
As a complement to my sculptural work, my functional pottery touches on a different aspect of loneliness: the search for a place to belong, where we are embraced for who and what we are without condemnation. This series depicts maps of imagined worlds, maps of places that never were but could be. These pieces display the potential topography of a land that I might one day find, a place in which I can find rest from what feels like ceaseless wandering — a place that I will finally be able to call home.
As a complement to my sculptural work, my functional pottery touches on a different aspect of loneliness: the search for a place to belong, where we are embraced for who and what we are without condemnation. This series depicts maps of imagined worlds, maps of places that never were but could be. These pieces display the potential topography of a land that I might one day find, a place in which I can find rest from what feels like ceaseless wandering — a place that I will finally be able to call home.
