Artist Statement

My work revolves around an ongoing theme personal self-reflection, with the meaning of my artwork coming to fruition through the creative process. I am inspired by discovery of meaning though conscious and subconscious lived experience, similarly, is my aim for how the audience will view my work. Becoming lost in an appreciation of the beauty, form and aesthetic qualities of my work, only becoming aware of the subject matter once the viewer is engaged. The combination of aesthetic beauty and the somewhat questionable subject, creating a conflicting experience for the viewer. Similar to the way I approach my subject matter, I work with the traditional medium of bronze and ceramics in a way that aims to remove the key perceptions of what the material should conform to, combining tradition with modernity of contemporary art.