In the studio, I accelerate the slow violence of geological processes. My materials are engaged in a condensed passage of time—modified by my brief tenure, on a timeline charted by millennia, not decades. The heat of the kiln allows molten glass to nestle into stone; days of grinding/polishing simulate eons of erosion. In my pursuit of permanence, I create invulnerable, seamless objects that have been broken and mended outside of geological time.

My work is about dualities and the balancing of contrasting forces. I’m looking for the coexistence of transparency/opacity, and ephemeral/eternal, each taking part in creating equilibrium. This dynamic relationship turns fragility into an asset and rigidity into liability.
In the context of human lives, rock embodies strength, consistency, and timelessness. There’s safety in its solidity, but the natural world is in constant flux. Granite and sand share each other's future—forever shattered and recast.