BetaQueer

I think there’s a history of queerness and craft as a whole. Academia has made this heavy distinction between art and craft, which to me is unfortunate. I think humans want things to be black and white but there’s a lot of in between spaces. I equate being a craftsperson similar to being queer. It’s not like ‘the other,’ but there is a level of that. A lot of people want to put themselves in the singular context — I’m an artist; I’m a potter; I’m a painter — I’m not just one thing. I identify in a number of different ways, and I’m a number of different things. I appreciate that level of totality. I don’t choose to make those heavy distinctions between craft, art, fine art. My primary material is definitely ceramics, but I’m interested in how ceramics, pottery, and functionality can exist outside of the specific ceramics context.