THINGS WORTH HOLDING — 001

Sometimes an object ends up holding me more honestly than memory can. And in recent times of creating them I’ve been sitting with how objects can carry the weight of our inner lives, offer moments of clarity in solitude, or even bring people of like minds together. These works are reminders of what it feels like to become, to release, to question, to trust.

Things worth holding are available at thanksforbeing.co, with the meaning behind each below.

Innervisions

This self-portrait began as a simple reference for drawing practice— but it became something more. It marked the beginning of a deeper return to myself: a moment where I began seeing my own image with new clarity and confidence.

What began as study became recognition.

From here, my creative practice expanded—photographing myself not just as subject, but as collaborator. I began layering my image into digital collages, pairing it with ceramic work, and letting those inner visions take shape across form, body, and shadow. I started to see myself not only as subject, but as material. As vessel. As artist.

This print marks the start of that shift. And in turn feels like an early offering for those investing in the story of becoming.

From the Fear of Letting Go

Everyone wants a piece, even when you don’t have a piece to give. Materiality and human desire meet in a suspended gesture. The vessel is both subject and symbol—an extension of the body’s attempt to hold, contain, preserve. Hands reach upward in what could be reverence, desperation, or instinct.

This piece reflects on the anxiety of release: how we cling to shape, to meaning, to people, and to versions of ourselves that feel fixed, even when they’ve outlived their necessity—especially within the constraints of societal norms.

The Mind is a Convincing Place

This digital collage is part portrait, part inner dialogue. It explores what it means to be suspended between clarity and doubt— caught in the loops we call thoughts, and the quiet knowing that only we can pull ourselves through.

Composed from rephotographed elements of previous works, this piece continues my exploration of repetition and self-reference. The vessel—a recurring form in my practice—becomes a kind of crown, weight, and architecture of the mind.

This print marks a continued expansion in my work, where digital collage, photography, and sculpture intersect to reflect the tension between effort and identity, becoming and undoing.

Loop Cups

And because I know some of you have been waiting— a small batch of loop cups are now available. Each one a little different, each one shaped by hand. They’re here until they’re gone.

Thanks for being here,

Mahagoni