This body of work reflects my time in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts—vast, mercurial landscapes that have shaped my practice over the years. Through gestures of reflection, obscuring, and suspended movement, I sought to distill the desert’s arid stillness, shifting palette, and its paradoxical sense of both expansiveness and unknowability.

Linen, merino, and cotton—infused with cochineal, porcelain, and earth pigments—emphasize the tactile intimacy of a knotted or stitched surface, transforming each piece into a textured terrain. Weaving, wrapping, and knotting intertwine with hand-built porcelain and stoneware, echoing the ephemeral nature of the mirage, where materiality dissolves into illusion.

I presented this work in a solo exhibition at Marrow Gallery in San Francisco, as well as a presentation at Pocoapoco in Oaxaca, MX at the completion of my residency.