ABOUT STRATA & TERRAFORMS 

This work is inspired by the natural forces of geology, including the slow buildup of layers, the carving power of erosion, and the immense spans of time that shape our planet. I am drawn to the way 3D clay printers build forms layer by layer, echoing the way rock strata form over thousands of years, and I love the potential to use a traditional material in new ways through emerging technology. More recently, I’ve been using AI to generate 3D models for 3D printing in clay, further exploring the possibilities for collaboration between human and machine.

My process is experimental and hands-on. I embrace the unpredictable nature of clay as it moves through printing, wet assembly, and high-temperature transformation in the kiln. I work with imperfections rather than against them, allowing chance and material properties to guide the outcome. The result are sculptural forms that feel both grounded and otherworldly, like shifting landscapes caught between states of being.

At times the forms offer a sense of structure and order while at other times appearing looser and more chaotic. For me, this speaks not only to geological time but to our inner terrains: the accumulation of memory, moments of erosion and rebuilding, the precarious balance between stability and change that defines human experience. In this way, the abstract forms invite us to slow down, look closely, and explore connections between the material world and the invisible forces that shape it, whether tectonic or psychological, digital or physical.