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There are two main inspirations for my work: my experience working in restaurants and bars, and my personal connections to people, places, and objects. It is because of my time in the service industry that I have gained an appreciation for food and beverage, how it is prepared, served, and shared. It is the many moments and memories I have with the people I love and care for that inspire the imagery in my work. 

The nourishment and libations that we share together inspire the vessels I make; cheese and fruit on small plates, neat spirits poured into sippers, water fills the pitchers, and so on. Each pot is like a different diary entry for me; my surface decoration is an attempt to document my memories and experiences onto a material that will long outlive my existence. I like to layer my work with symbolism; every pattern, form, and image have a specific role to play in the stories I tell. I use a refined slip that is applied in layers to get the results of varying transparency- reminiscent to me in the same way that memories can vary in their “transparency” or vividness.

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