Anyone can be an artist, but not everyone is. Being an artist is a choice that someone makes when they decide to create something. Anything can be art. From ceramics to music to painting to writing to dancing and so on. Even the daily outfits that you intentionally put together can be art. When you put effort into something that you, yourself, create, and that idea that you've been dwelling on is actualized, you have created art. And at that moment where your first art piece is finished, you become an artist. Any human can be an artist, the only requirements are effort and thought.

Each piece that I create is made with intention. Unfortunately, I'm not quite at that point where I can go with the flow and still end up with a relatively decent piece. I start each piece with sketches proportionate to what I aim to create, and I feel that helps with my creative process. I love to experiment with different clay types, glaze types, and finishing techniques. I do this experimentation because I really want to find my "thing"; maybe a type of clay I love and come back to over and over, or an interesting glaze combination/technique that I find. My main goal with my artwork is for people to see it. Each piece I make represents my own time and effort, and I want the viewers of my artwork to see something interesting, beautiful, or new.

I have been doing art for a very long time. Ever since I was young, I've been playing music, painting, and drawing. But, when I got to high school, I toured my school's ceramics classroom as a Freshman, and thought "this is what I want to do". So, in my Sophomore year, I started ceramics. At the beginning, I struggled to adapt to this new art form, but I feel I'm getting the hang of it by now. I remember the creative process for my piece "Skinny", and that was the piece where I really felt that the effort I was putting into my work was paying off. Since that point, I haven't rushed myself. Instead, I take my time, coming in during my own free time to continue my work until I eventually finish each piece. All this effort has been worth it so far, I currently have my piece "Meandar" in an exhibition at Mission Viejo Library, and I'm becoming more proud of myself with each piece I create.