“Past, Present, Process” grew from the idea that making art mirrors life—it is never a straight path. It is a cycle of trying, failing, repairing, and beginning again. For this work, I transformed hearing aid battery packages into miniature artist palettes, each holding traces of leftover paint. These fragments carry the memory of past creative moments yet are reborn as something new. Arranged atop round metal mint tins and anchored on a black ground made from a repurposed holiday wood box, they form a rhythm of repeating circles. I also incorporated a faulty Wii sensor bar and recycled tea bag packaging, adding texture and extending the dialogue between discarded materials and renewed meaning.

The circles suggest time and cycles—how experiences return again and again, never quite the same. Each time we circle back, we are changed. The title reflects that we never live in only one moment. We carry our history, face the present, and shape what comes next.

This work is also deeply personal. I have been caught in a long legal battle that has left my future uncertain. Creating this piece helped me sit with that uncertainty, process it, and find strength in continuing to make. Through these transformed and repurposed materials, I remind myself that even when outcomes are beyond my control, I can continue to create, move forward, and find meaning in what remains.