Artist Statement

My hand-built ceramic pieces explore the interplay between the mathematical perfection of patterns and the imperfect, shifting nature of fabric. Inspired by textiles, quilts, and tile traditions, I reflect on the tension between societal expectations placed on women and the realities of their lived experience. Patterns, with their calculated and rigid structures, represent the impossible standards imposed on women, standards that inevitably transform and distort when applied to the fluid, multifaceted nature of a woman's existence.

In this body of work, I examined the relationships between place and home. Location can take on a pattern-like quality, pulling me back to certain people and environments where comfort and confinement coexist. Tiles function as both material and metaphor, serving as a canvas while echoing societal expectations that women be strong, durable, beautiful, and contained. The repetition of forms and the use of richly textured surfaces symbolize the weight of these inherited experiences. 

With its earthy, mineral-rich qualities, terra cotta becomes a physical and abstract representation of accumulated history and resilience. By squeezing, pinching, and manipulating the clay, I leave visible marks that narrate the pain, struggle, and beauty of womanhood. My work offers a visual representation of feminine experience, grounded in the intersections of pain, strength, and the ongoing passage of inherited stories.