Artist Statement

Making objects for the table and hand, I abstract traditional silversmithing techniques to create metal objects that foster unorthodox human interactions. Through familiar objects such as a drinking straw, my work acts as catalysts for communication, which leads to otherwise unknown relationships and perspectives between human beings. Blending a background in Expressive Arts with these technical skills of metalsmithing, I am bridging the gap between traditional craft and arts practices through the interactivity and performative qualities of my work. I approach my making process through an individual and collective psychology by analyzing interactions among humans through intimacy, boundaries, and dualities. I draw from notions of ritual, play, and theater, to create objects that cultivate intercommunication, promoting togetherness and celebrating our humanness.