Statement:
As a teenager, I began to develop a studio practice rooted in glassmaking. I am dedicated to excellence in craftsmanship, and look to historical Venetian references as benchmarks of craft. While embracing traditional techniques, it is my intention to sustain my practice and intuition in the present. Through physical repetition and personal inquiry, I find the forms and patterns that possess quiet, traditional beauty simultaneously with my intuitive and contemporary details, which I call "grit."