As an abstract ceramic artist, I strive to capture the intimate feelings of nostalgia, yearning, and regret in relation to obsessively contemplating my past into tangible sculptures. Extracting emotions that surpass the specificity of my experience helps to soothe the desire to compulsively relive memories, creating vulnerable and nonrepresentational pieces as I focus on the obsessive and repetitive constitution of how I process my memories. The sculptures serve as time capsules for chapters throughout my life, touching on the intricacy of human connections, yearning for a sense of belonging, and the rose tinted way reflection on one's memory can be skewed.

Central to my artistic exploration is leaning into the desire of addictive ruminating and the effect this has on my sculpting in the studio. I use sculpture as a means to heal, to relieve my life of obsessively contemplating and replaying memories, as well as connecting people through the human experience of lingering feelings and the need to process. My studio practice and time spent sculpting focus on unabashedly giving into this addiction to memory, to pour my contemplation into physical forms. The sculptures serve as blurred moments in time that anyone can put their personal narrative on to further relate to the piece, while the overarching feeling from the work is nostalgia and regret. The viewer can find personal value by reminiscing about their memories.

As a sculptor, I primarily use clay, candle wax, and curated vintage items to express my themes of nostalgia, yearning, and regret. The deep rust brown color of the clay and the intentionally chipped and cracked design support the deteriorated aspects that I associate with memory. Using meticulously carved textures, bold and repetitive shapes, as well as a limited and muted color palette, these technique choices antiquate the work and support the past tense expression of impactful memories, as the pieces look worn, exhaustive, and cohesive. I find ceramics to be an excellent representation of repetition of processing; each step of creating a ceramic piece is monotonous to the point of muscle memory, a labor of love.