My first exhibition in many years, In the Company of Water with Kaiqi Qiu, was shown in The Strand Arcade, Auckland. The elements in the show includes wave-inspired ceramic vessels by Kaiqi and shoreline-inspired sculptural ceramics by me, as well as sand and found beach detritus used both as displays for the ceramics and sculptures in and of themselves. Three key coastal locations in Tāmaki Makarau Auckland informed the sculptural forms and textures of my ceramic pieces.

Just over a year ago, I decided to dedicate myself as fully as I could to creating art. The past year has seen me start teaching ceramics classes, taking part in the Wayfind Creative programme, working on developing my sculptural practice, and presenting my work at a Social Club event at Objectspace.

One of the things I have been exploring is the use of natural found materials in my work - specifically finding wild clay for ceramics and earth pigment for drawing. My creative practice interprets the natural world, creating forms influenced by the environment surrounding bodies of water, so it feels like a natural progression to utilise materials found in those places within the work itself.