The most exciting part of my process is when the clay first starts to take shape and becomes something more than just material. As I form each piece by hand, especially the instruments, there’s a moment where it begins to “speak” the shape suggests its own sound, its own character. I don’t fully control it, I respond to it. That back-and-forth between intention and material is where the work really comes alive. I want people to see that part, the quiet process of building, refining, and listening to what the clay wants to become.