There’s a specific beauty found in functional, everyday things. Being a Craftsman  is a lifestyle driven by an unrelenting desire to scratch the creative itch. My current  exploration is depth; I’ve always been fascinated with holograms being like a piece of time frozen; my current work explores this by layering metals or enamels. Similarly, to  the arts and crafts movement of the late 1800s, I seek hand-touched, organic, and  intricate details in my work. I found floral motifs best achieve this natural and complex  look. I am fascinated by nature and wabi-sabi, the way a tree grows and a gentle breeze  blows. It’s the imperfection of a temporary life and we should celebrate that! 

I’ll spend hours in my sketchbook to plan an artifact that I discover something  new about myself in a world where few truly know their identity. I am fascinated by the  classical influences of previous cultures, architecture, people, and crafts. And with every  strike of my hammer on metal, I feel like I am having a conversation with these past  generations of creatives. Not only do I love the process of making, but also the unique  stories each material brings to the work: fired clay shows the memory of every delicate  touch, wood has its own beautiful grain and color, raw stone entirely changes  appearance when polished, metal holds long-term elaborate details, and enamel keeps  secrets in its glassy depths. My work should be interacted with on a personal and  functional level so they, too, can experience the conversation. As any craftsman knows,  the back of a brooch or the bottom of a cup is the first place to look!