ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the moment when one thing begins to become another—when a brushstroke suggests a landscape, when a seed pod becomes a communal vessel, or when memory leaves only a trace. Working across painting, drawing, and ceramics, I begin without a fixed image, allowing each mark, gesture, or form to suggest the next. The resulting works exist somewhere between abstraction and recognition, where forms emerge gradually before dissolving again.
Observation, travel, walking, collecting, and close attention to the natural world have long shaped my visual vocabulary. A weathered piece of bamboo, shifting light on water, the structure of a seed pod, or the rhythm of handwriting may surface unexpectedly. Rather than depicting these experiences directly, I allow them to become embedded within the work as traces—layers of memory that create atmosphere without prescribing meaning.
Drawing is at the heart of everything I make. Calligraphic brushwork, graphite, colored pencil, and clay all become forms of drawing, building images through rhythm, repetition, and response. Ideas migrate between paintings, drawings, and sculpture, creating quiet conversations across mediums as they evolve over time.
Layering both materials and time, I aspire to create works that remain open enough for viewers to bring their own experiences to them. Rather than arriving at a single interpretation, I hope each piece invites sustained looking, allowing meaning to unfold gradually through gesture, color, texture, and discovery.