I had held an affinity for clay and the wheel for a very long time before properly interacting with the medium. It wasn’t until the end of 2018 that I started taking my first pottery lessons in the evenings after work. At the time, I was teaching preschool in Manhattan and my time in the studio after work quickly became a staple in my life. Through the next year and a half I continued going into the pottery studio as much as I could, which eventually collided with March of 2020. The inspiration and drive to pivot and focus my professional career on my art full time came from my partner, Kristy, and without her I would not have had the confidence to have taken this meaningful leap of faith. Together, we decided to move from New York to California and begin new professional careers in tandem.