My work with plaster was born from a question to the Universe.
What could I do with my hands that involved art and flowers?
I asked for it to be revealed and stayed patient.
For one year, I waited. One day I was watching my usual Youtube calm videos from Japan when I came across a Danish woman who was making bas relief plaster work. It was if I met my match, everything from there became one big experiment after another.
What emerges is never planned or manipulated. Each piece carries the pace of the day it was made, the pressure of my hands, the bend of the flower stem, and the willingness to let go of control.
The natural desert sediment I add is what makes my pieces truly one of a kind. The nature of my work is inspired by this one ingredient that is to most people, a nuisance.
Once finished, plaster has a grounding weight to it — it has a presence like nothing I have ever experienced. I think of these pieces as companions rather than decor objects, offering a petite pause, a place to rest the eye, and a reminder that the handmade life is something beautiful to behold.