Handmade

Long before an object is finished, it begins as a series of decisions—where to press, cut, carve, bend, join, remove, or begin again. Unlike making an image with a camera, working by hand requires me to physically negotiate with the material. Clay collapses, metal resists, ink behaves unpredictably, and an idea often changes once it becomes something that can be held.

These pieces come from a desire to understand creativity beyond the photograph. Ceramics, jewelry, printmaking, and sculpture each ask me to slow down, solve different problems, and pay closer attention to form, weight, texture, repetition, and process. The materials leave evidence of every choice, including the imperfections that reveal how the object was made.

I am drawn to work that still carries the presence of the person behind it. A fingerprint in clay, the impression of a carved plate, the mark of a tool, or an uneven surface can become part of the finished piece rather than something that needs to be hidden. Those traces give an object its character and make it impossible to reproduce in exactly the same way.

This collection brings together the physical work I have created across different materials and stages of my life. Some pieces began with a clear plan, while others emerged through experimentation, failure, and discovery. Together, they preserve another side of my creative practice—one shaped not only by what I notice, but by what I can build with my own hands.