I’m a sculptor, ceramic artist, and the founder of Rhoo Studio. Across both gallery-based sculpture and functional editions, I treat material as a conceptual force. Function does not dilute sculptural presence in my work; it activates it, shaping how an object is encountered, held, and remembered. Through Rhoo Studio, these ideas expand into functional objects and small-batch editions.

My work is rooted in the body- its resilience, fragility, and capacity to hold memory. I’m drawn to how clay mirrors those conditions in material form. Working with clay engages a haptic dialogue between hand and form. Touch regulates the process; the body adjusts instinctively to the material’s resistance, and the material answers back.

I grew up in the Midwest, where making by hand carried purpose and care. That foundation, alongside years of disciplined athletic training, shaped how I think about structure, balance, and restraint. Today, my work holds tension between stability and imbalance, utility and excess.

In a culture that moves quickly and digitally, I turn to clay for its physical ritual and persistence. Whether sculpture or functional object, my work invites pause and honors the quiet, human gestures of everyday life.