The series Cracked But Not Broken was made as a metaphor for the repeated struggles we all go through in life. I see each of life's obstacles as a challenge that can make us stronger "what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger." The cracks in my artwork make the glass sparkle, and it is obstacles in life that give people their character.
To understand my project it is helpful to understand some of the process. When you crizzle the glass, you dunk it in a steel bucket of water.
I came out to myself when I first started working with Glass. I was taught to blow glass by working with the materials' odd, strange, and magical qualities. I see the quality of glass as queer, a mirror of my own queerness. In this series, "Glass is Queer, or Is It Just Me?" I explore a mixed media approach to sculpture using materials inspired by drag, camp, and the qualities of glass.