I think of my work as artifacts of my own particular mixed culture, shaped by my experience as an immigrant to the U.S. in the late ‘80s during my early teens. Over the long process of assimilation, I found myself belonging neither here nor there—existing somewhere in between. Over time, I came to accept and even celebrate this peculiar in-between space as my own.

I see my culture as a confluence of multiple influences, with no fixed hierarchy or order. It is made up of preexisting ideas—fragments of traditions, trends, mass culture, and the natural world—constantly borrowed, reshaped, and reinterpreted. This is reflected in my work, where images are appropriated and reused to create new visual languages and meanings, much like how hip-hop music samples and remixes sounds to form something new.

My current practice explores the intersections of culture, material, and ecology. I am drawn to processes that blend traditional craft, contemporary design tools, and a dialogue with the natural world—whether manifested in Bingata-inspired textiles, hand-built ceramics, or garden-based experiments. Across these mediums, I investigate and document how materials, forms, and processes carry cultural meaning, embody personal experience, and reflect our shifting relationship to the world around us.

Visually and conceptually, my work draws on appropriated images from mass culture, of which I am a participant, alongside imagery from the natural world. Plants and natural processes serve as both subjects and collaborators, informing my designs and bridging art, ecology, and personal interest. My study of horticulture, formalized through certificates in the field, allows me to engage with the natural world in ways that are both creative and ecologically informed.

My practice is a process of exploration and learning, guided by curiosity, independence, and the desire to create work that is personally meaningful and relevant. Each piece becomes a reflection of an ongoing journey: a hybrid of heritage, personal experience, mass culture, ecological awareness, and the evolving natural world.