My practice begins in research — reading, observing, and immersing myself in the histories, landscapes, and materials that ground each body of work. From there, I move into the sketchbook, which serves as the primary thinking space of my practice: a place for drawing, painting, writing, and working through ideas in an immediate, unresolved form. The sketchbook is not preliminary in any diminished sense — it is where the work is first understood, where observation becomes intention.

From this foundation, I move toward material selection, choosing materials that carry the conceptual weight the work requires. A maquette follows — a physical proposition that allows me to think three-dimensionally and test relationships between form, scale, and material. From there, I return to drawing, this time working to scale, precise and studied, before committing to the final build. This progression, from open inquiry to rigorous construction, reflects a practice that takes both thinking and making seriously, treating each stage as necessary and none as merely technical.

REFUGIA 

Juniper Tree Collaboration