Defense Date
2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Craft/Material Studies
First Advisor
Alfred Clemo
Second Advisor
Elissa Armstrong
Third Advisor
Bohyun Yoon
Abstract
I applied to graduate school to reconnect with and better understand my studio practice, acquire language, and to disrupt my known ways of making. Generally speaking, I see my practice as being about being seen, and unseen, and the pain and pleasure of being perceived. I’ve learned about my ways of being in the studio. I’ve come closer to speaking honestly about my relationship with my materials, processes, tools, how I value my own labor, and how this informs my work. I am grateful for the cascade of small epiphanies that came and left me while I worked in my studio, (I wish I’d written them down) and for the time I was given to take risks, explore new materials, processes, and to love my studio practice again.
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Is Part Of
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Is Part Of
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Date of Submission
5-2-2025