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I join storytelling and anthropology with fired-clay sculpture to explore the relationship between creativity and intellectuality. Consequently, when I grapple with data addressing the cultural and historical fabric of humanity, my mind translates ethnographic analysis into conceptual art that is both visual and performing art. I find fired-clay sculpture as my analytical tool compelling because Spirit, my ancestors, my muse, and my life experiences insist that I look beyond the world's visible boundaries, particularly when my hands touch clay. The Unseen encourages me to question not only what I see and it's meaning, but how I view myself in relation to others. My muse advocates for my delving into the continental and diasporic African cultural aesthetic to witness the complex vision humanity is creating for itself as we embrace the twenty-first century. As a result, my sculpture challenges viewers to "read" the narrative in each piece and to dismantle any boundary that segregates imagination from the rigorous analysis. As an artist/anthropologist, I intend for my work to entice viewers to celebrate and embrace their own inherent magnificence.
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