Hello everyone, this is my first blog and I would like to introduce myself and what I do. I am a metals major at SUNY New Paltz (State University of New Paltz) who transfered from Pratt Institute at Munson-Williams Proctor *shout out Munsonites!* Currently I'm in the midst of working on my thesis for graduation in December. For my thesis I'm creating a series of teapots made of pewter that embody the theme of a sort of "manmade nature". Essentially I'm taking organic forms used in ancient chinese teapots such as trees, fruit, nuts, and plants and pairing them with elements of "manmade" construction, for example, steel rivets, nails, hinges, etc. All this you will see come together in the coming months. Upon graduation I hope to move to Phily and get some sort of art related job so i'll also be working on the job search in the coming months (wish me luck!) The slideshow below shows some example of work i've done in the past.