“…But I Wouldn’t Change a Thing.” 2025.

This project was the culmination of my undergraduate degree at George Washington University. It was exhibited in the show “NEXT” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art alongside other thesis exhibitions.

… But I Wouldn’t Change a Thing explores growth, resilience, and the ways life shapes us by unexpected hardships. In the moment, these experiences may feel like they break us, leaving behind more harm than good. But with time and reflection, we see how they have changed us, how resilience emerges not despite hardship but because of it.

Through ceramics, I examine this transformation—how creation inherently involves failure and loss. Each vessel is decorated via processes that come to life in the kiln, undergoing transformations that are chemically independent from my touch.

The vessels reflect that even when shattered, scorched, or fragmented, each form can still sustain something alive and changing. This work is about survival: about seeing the sum of our experiences, acknowledging their weight, and arriving at a place of self-compassion. It is about making peace with what has been and embracing who we become.