Creating art has always been a great form of meditation for navigating stress in my life as I work through the process. Over time, I’ve developed an appreciation for a multitude of media and strive to learn more about them. My primary focus in ceramics was driven by curiosity about understanding its many techniques and learning the science of kiln firing.
n the past, I created abstract forms representing my feelings of isolation while growing up as an African American. I used the vessel as a conduit to represent the internal and external forces. The cracked, warped, and bulbous qualities were created by stretching the vessels from the inside, giving a visual to bottling up thoughts and emotions, and how they can affect the physical form.