In 2016, I wanted to make an ornament that looked like a nested, hanging, ceramic fish. With the extra clay, I made nesting flowers. Those flowers with holes for the string became one element of future inspiration for my ceramics sewn onto canvas.

My AP art project was a wedding dress made of all my papers I had saved in my efforts to be what everyone expected. It was an adolescent commentary on American ideals, expectations, culture and an unrealistic striving for "perfection". It was made to fit "perfect" body measurements of 36" x 24" x 36".

After making ceramic flowers, I realized they needed accompanying leaves. This is how I make them.

I had used a chainsaw to carve a side table before. Then, my long weekend at the John C. Campbell Folk School started me on a quest to make more detailed carvings.