Ash & Clay is the philosophical core of my ceramic practice. Here, the very process of working with clay and fire mirrors a deeper cycle of creation, preservation, and transformation.

This idea is deeply personal, emerging from my dual spiritual upbringing between the Hindu concept of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) and the Christian Trinity (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). From both, I learned a central truth: destruction is not a finale, but a necessary phase of Renewal.

In my studio, this universal principle becomes physical. It unfolds in the elemental play between Clay (Earth), the Kiln (Fire), and the final Form. I see the process itself as the teacher. That’s why I deliberately preserve the marks it leaves behind the ash deposits, the fire scars, the fragments.

To me, these are not flaws or signs of loss. They are evidence of change, proof of becoming. In this way, each piece I make becomes a kind of record.  It holds time and resists being perfectly fixed or finished.

Ultimately, Ash & Clay is my sustained meditation on what it means to make something. It uses the ceramic vessel to explore the tension between form and formlessness, the temporary and the lasting. It is an invitation to reflect on the rhythms that shape both material and spirit.