I entered the arts in 2007 through an unexpected detour that showed me how functional design can shape the way people live. After earning my BFA in Communication Design, I spent years working in ad agencies before choosing a path that felt more hands-on and honest. In 2015 I built my first tiny home from the ground up with no experience, then a second one, learning how materials and structure teach you as much as you shape them.
From 2016 to 2020 I lived on the road, meeting people, studying landscapes, and learning to trust simple tools and simple living. In 2020 I settled in the Sonoran Desert and began studying natural building. Working with earth and stone led me naturally into clay. Ceramics felt like the same curiosity and problem solving, but held in the hands instead of at the scale of a house.
Dirt Creature grew from this desert environment. The work draws from rock, erosion, reclaimed metal, and the textures of the land around my off-grid homestead. My forms are functional and sculptural, shaped by the same instinct that guided my building work: stay honest to the material and let the process show.
Through my nonprofit Terraform Together I have taught more than 400 students, created large-scale earth projects, and helped build homes using nothing more than soil, stone, and collaborative effort. My focus now is on primitive ceramics that encourage people to slow down, reconnect with the natural world, and see that nature gives us everything we need to make a meaningful life.