Medium: Stoneware, iron oxide (cone 6), mica powder, UV resin, and acrylic paint

Dimensions: 6.625 × 5.375 × 6.25 inches

This sculpture inhabits the space between organism and machine, presenting a vessel that appears simultaneously wounded, transformed, and reborn. Human features emerge from the ceramic surface only to be interrupted by screws, cables, mechanical fragments, and synthetic growths. The result is neither entirely human nor entirely artificial, but a hybrid form suspended in a state of becoming. The title, Abortion of Creativity: The Birth of A.I., reflects contemporary anxieties surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence and its influence on artistic practice. Mechanical elements invade the handcrafted surface, suggesting both technological progress and the potential displacement of human agency. Yet the work resists a simple conclusion. Rather than condemning innovation outright, it asks viewers to consider the evolving relationship between maker and machine. The vessel opening at the crown serves as a symbolic point of origin—part wound, part womb, part emergence. Through this imagery, the sculpture examines authorship, imagination, and the fragile boundaries between human expression and artificial generation. Ultimately, the work invites reflection on what remains uniquely human in an age increasingly shaped by intelligent technologies.