The Reno Tahoe International Art Show is September 17th-20th at the Reno Convention Center! This year I will have a small sculpture space where I will be showing several new works from my series Human Knots.

I have officially been accepted into NYC Crit Club’s Canopy program! Canopy is a year-long mentorship program that combines research, critique, professional practice, and visiting artist lectures. My cohort of ten artists will be led by the esteemed visual truth-teller, badass feminist and mom, Rose Nestler. This also means that my work will be in a group show next June in Chelsea!

Part of my work is navigating how to hold myself in different roles as a working artist, mother, and teacher. August marked the end of a productive summer in-studio and the return to school for both my children and myself.

The point of a maze is to find its center. The point of a labyrinth is to find your center.

This month has been full of growth and I am proud of myself for pushing outside my comfort zone and into the unknown. Here are some of the highlights from last week's labyrinth installation:

Snaza's project features a 20-foot walkable labyrinth and an altar of wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramic vessels.

Inspired by quantum entanglement and Albert Einstein's phrase "spooky action at a distance," the work explores timelessness, interconnection, and generational wisdom. It is an invitation to honor labor, grieve lost futures, and imagine safety and love extending beyond our individual lives and beyond time itself."If there is no time, there is no me- there is only us."

Reception: Thursday, July 9th 6-8pm

This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with renowned figurative sculptor, Arthur Gonzalez to learn the inside-out method that he developed in graduate school. Gonzalez has had a robust career spanning over forty years and is been a tenured professor at the California College of the Arts.

In the spirit of sharing, I wanted to give an update on all the art happenings that have been shaping my practice this year.

Importantly, I spent some proper time learning to throw on the pottery wheel. Clay is slow and a great teacher. It demands patience, nurturing, and forgiveness. It does not respond unless you are listening. It is earth- it is tradition- it demands a pace of making that is intrinsically human. I've truly fallen for this welcome craft.

Things I'm grateful for and celebrating this year…