The world is so vast that our individual experiences are so different in how we take in the world and interpret it. So when approaching the question of how it inspires me I look at my own individual experience and what I've done so far with my work. When looking at my current journey and how I've evolved from previous work my work has gotten more vibrant in colors and textures. So when reflecting back to how the world around me is shaping and inspiring me. I always look at nature when that question is being asked. This is definitely seen in my work as I've taken a lot of themes and context in the world of nature and how it can be used functionally in some aspects. This can be seen in the images I've submitted that show a few pieces of my work which I felt ties into this prompt and my thought process quite nicely. My medium is quite three dimensional which i feel reflects how when i work i have to think more in the 3d world of things. Even when thinking of things abstractly like the emotions that I want to come off a piece so I always reflect on how I want that to be conversed through expression but also in the position of how it sits. So when in this process of making I always have to take time thinking of the object I'm making and see it in a three dimensional way. what depth is created and how do I want it to be seen? As a ceramic artist I always interact or look at many different things and textures of the things that inspired me to create in the first place.

I plan to create a positive impact by helping to build my community. In my own experiences I have participated in events where we help high school students decide what's next after graduation and other outreaches to middle schools to share the creative gene. One outreach I help coordinate with shows the importance of documentation and photographing work. Beyond the classroom I participated in community events such as art in the park and whimmydiddle that brought awareness to the art community while helping small businesses. In the future I plan to continue being a part of the community in those ways but also in my own art I plan to bring awareness to the world we live in and how important it is that instead of taking from the planet we should give back and enrich it. By bringing awareness within the community, in turn that community can bring change.