CREATING FROM WITHIN LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNKNOWN

Abstract

This MFA thesis explores insights, relationships, journeys, and conversations with metal: focusing on the sensitivity of creating from the unknown. People often approach metal as material that needs to be met with force, but for me, metal is sensitive; I joyously allow metal to manipulate me more than I can manipulate it. My practice in metals is language, the visual play of textures and the journey while remaining open to the beauty and language of the unknown. When creating, I listen not only to the voice within me, but to the voice of the medium. It never speaks loudly, but it speaks with intentional guidance, that only my spirit can hear. I embrace the metal’s tendency to shift and redirect itself, finding peace and excitement in how it guides me towards different possibilities.