​Since childhood, I’ve always felt the friction of being asked, “What do you want to do with your life?” — the question becoming more and more pointed, more and more skeptical over time.

I’d never know how to answer; at times it was a mixture of ten different things and at others, nothing at all. My answers never really satisfied others. So I kept learning, exploring, trying, failing, trying again.

​It was during my study of Japanese that I came upon the phrase 色々な事 (iroiro-na-koto) or, various things. In this everyday expression, I somehow landed on the simple words that gave me my answer. It felt well-intentioned, with the desire to answer truthfully, as much as it was left purposefully vague—sometimes, even a little evasive.

In the same way, I want to leave my art practice open to the variety and confusion I’d love to explore without shame. Perhaps objects end up functional, perhaps not. Perhaps they make sense as a body of work, perhaps not. And I’m learning to be okay with that.
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Iro Iro Things is an attempt to connect (some of) the dots looking backward, stringing together my experiences, values, and the weird odd-and-end interests I’ve picked up along the way. All of it makes me who I am in this very moment.

To anyone who has ever felt this way, I promise you’re not alone.
​Let’s enjoy various things together.

made slowly, with intention, in san francisco, california.