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Tension, floral patterning, boundary-setting, and suspension in hand-cut paper, hand-cut stained porcelain slabs, and functional porcelain ware have been staples in my making cycles. Gathering from both natural and derived patterns (coral, Art Deco design, the drapery of electrical lines), I found comfort and glee in burrowing into these patterns- like a crab nesting in the sand. My time outside academia helped me understand materials in an intimate and diligent way; the luxury of time is so often overlooked in the rigor of studies.