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You’ve mentioned collaboration as a source of inspiration for you. How do you navigate collaborations
with others, and how do these partnerships influence your work?
Collaboration is another essential aspect of my work. I find it incredibly inspiring, as it pushes me to step out of familiar
patterns or ways of thinking. When I collaborate, I get excited by the creative freedom it offers—two minds working on
an idea, two bodies executing the work. Collaboration also brings limitations, but I love that! I think restrictions in art
can open up more possibilities because they force you to be more concise and focused. Sometimes, having unlimited
ideas or possibilities can feel overwhelming, but collaborating with others helps refine those ideas. It also expands the
potential of what we can create by drawing on both our skill sets and perspectives. Collaboration allows the work to
evolve into something greater than what either of us could have achieved alone.

Shapes of my Clay
Ceramics, various sizes, 2023

This sculpture is from Shapes of My Clay installation. Made
from earthen-wear clay.

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