The Hugs (2026)

smtg about unintelligibility (The Hug) （2026）
Glazed stoneware, POSCA markers
20.5 x 16 x 35”

Pillow Talk (Small Hug) (2026)
Glazed stoneware, POSCA markers
21 x 18 x 22”

(The Hug) is the first large singular piece I made at Eberle Studio with local Standard Clay since my official move to Pittsburgh in 2025.

Originally it was titled, Untitled (smtg about unintelligibility). I changed it when my dear friend J developed a bond with this piece and nicknamed it The Hug.

I made Pillow Talk during the height of the Strait of Hormuz Crisis. Strait is etched on the surface and stylized as Straig̵h̵t because I lean on wordplay to highlight how nonsensical language and communication can be, and in specifically in this case, the asinine words coming out from the culprit of this global conflict.