There is a long lineage of craftsmen in my family (from Toussiant Giroux to Thomas Giroux), and for me the primary medium I am drawn to is clay. Ceramics are my way of making meaning and understanding my world. Access to craft is never a given, it is something I build into my life thanks in part to family and friends. I take my work in ceramics seriously, finding that it allows me to unite concept, heart, and process with my hands. I throw on the wheel, teach workshops, hand build functional and nonfuncational sculptures, as well as maintain a regular practice of 2D visual art making (painting & drawing). I’m fascinated by the fragility and strength of ceramics and of the alchemic process of changing mud to stone. My work is in it’s seedling stage, as I have begun to take this seriously as of this past year with the project Fragile Haven (see below).