I create artwork reflecting on invasive species; the parasitic, multiplying growth that sits just outside of civilization, waiting to reclaim us. I work in an invasive, even parasitic way - using fired pieces, scavenged and broken remnants of my older sculptures. These intrusive pieces pierce the soft clay skin of my figures, and installations, building upon the fired surfaces. The finished result captures a static moment of tension, struggle, and the reclamation process that often intersects humans, objects, and nature. Ceramic busts, plaques, and sculptures that were once pure and pristine become hardly recognizable. They are overgrown with plant life. Their heads grow leaves instead of hair, and their skin is punctured with fruiting vines. Faces scream out in pain – or perhaps pleasure – in the midst of transformation. Nature, often representing life, instead becomes a parable for an alternative state – one where life and death intersect.