a walkthrough exhibition of 10 porcelain pieces made between 2017 and 2020. The concept behind my work, and therefore this exhibition, revolves around the notion of “touch.” for the past 20 years, I have explored how the complexities of touch inform the way viewers interact with my work. the root of these interests came early, while hawking colorful Raku pots at local craft fairs. the same refrain repeated: “It’s beautiful!” “May I touch it?” and “Gorgeous!” it became evident that my work was too easily “embraced”; those one-dimensional reactions were unfulfilling. even the more conceptual work—if highly textured—was mainly adored for its tactility. the moment I attached a single hair (eyebrow) into a polished porcelain surface, response shifted, and made clear my craving for a more complex—multivalent—art object.