When I make pots, I am weaving together the facets of my identity. I grew up in a multicultural household, with a Hungarian mother and American father. Hungarians take much pride in pastoral customs, traditional craft, and folklore. I credit early immersion with my love of folk art and the aesthetics of my work. 

My decorative patterns depict floral motifs and birds, two common patterns found in Hungarian pottery. I paint my designs with colored slips in an organic, flowing fashion similar to pottery from Korond in Eastern Hungary and Transylvania. I create large narrative vessels depicting folk tales, combining lush imagery with a personal, often feminist interpretation. Each element of form, decoration and narrative works together to create a conversation around the timelessness and value of folk culture. 

While my decorations and concepts draw from Hungarian traditions, my processes correlate to my immersion in American pottery. I work with local stoneware bodies and salt fire my work, both techniques used historically in North Carolina pottery. I find inspiration in historic Southern Appalachian pots, gravitating towards rounded bellies and simpler forms while allowing room for experimentation. My culture and identity is mixed. My work finds a middle ground in two separate folk styles, reflecting my personal experience.