When do you work best?
I’ve learned to work under almost any circumstance, but early mornings or very late nights when the world is quiet are when I’m most focused. 

How has your practice changed over time?
When I realized clay could go beyond its technical limitations, everything shifted. My work moved from making objects to creating experiences. I don’t just make vessels anymore; I build situations, performances, and sounds that allow me to exercise my humanity.

What fuels you?
The recognition of hidden poetry in the world around me within movement, migration, and event injustice.

What material do you work with and why?
Clay and language. They record, they remember. They come from the earth and our body therefore they are visceral. They travel with us and outlive us.

How do you get unstuck?
I move. I collect soil. I write. Or I let the idea or work sit in silence until it’s ready to speak again.

Where do you find inspiration?
Beneath my feet. In roads, borders, archives, ancient pottery, Middle Eastern Sufi philosophy, forgotten stories, and poetry.

Who has influenced you and your work?
Artists of the past, poetry, soil, and the creative people with conviction around me.

Who do you hope to influence?
My work doesn’t chase a specific audience. I hope it reaches those who are receptive, now or in the future.

Why are you an artist?
Because it helps me to become the best version of myself,  and because it leaves something behind.

What advice would you give other artists?
Stay uncomfortable, stay curious. Build your mind and body. Educate yourself. Care for your community. Spend time with people outside your circle. Share food with strangers. TRAVEL... …TRAVEL…and keep MOVING. Rest in between.

What question would you like to ask other artists?
Who is your favorite poet?