I make functional pots that explore the role of utility. I embrace these parameters as a designer, prototyper, and developer. I strive to create thoughtfully handmade objects that people can use, and contemplate. 
Graffiti creates a personal connection with my use of typography. My interaction with graffiti culture introduced me to a standard of mastery in craft, formal considerations, and indirectly to sources that greatly influence my work today. 

I highlight the connections between contemporary graffiti and its roots in the history of typography as ornament. I am inspired by the relationships between multicultural calligraphic traditions from Japan, the Middle East, and England. In this way I look to create commentary on the conversations between these historical and contemporary sources. 

My interest in how ceramics tell the story of cultural interactions is where my investigations begin. I look at the history of the silk roads, eastern, Middle Eastern, and European cultures, creating a dialogue through finely crafted ceramics, glass, and metals. This amalgamation of cultural and aesthetic cues drives my forms and surfaces. This history also speaks to my own diverse upbringing and creates a personal link to how I develop my own body of work, and better understand my past though the act of making.