"Bag to Table" emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a deeply personal reflection on isolation, consumption, and our increasing disconnection from the sources of our food. During this time, I found myself profoundly missing a sense of genuine connection; to the land, to the origins of my food, and to broader humanity. The plastic grocery bags we use to bring home our groceries symbolize this separation; harvesting and gathering no longer happen in fields, forests, or waterways, but rather within the sterile aisles of a supermarket.

To highlight this, I pressed actual plastic bags into clay, imprinting their texture onto the eating surfaces of ceramic vessels. I painted familiar grocery store logos onto these forms, turning mundane plastic bags into vessels that embody our consumption without genuine connection. These pieces underscore the irony that our convenience-driven practices lead plastic back into the very ecosystems that sustain us, ultimately infiltrating our food supply. This work asks us to reconsider the invisible ties between our daily habits and the environment, reminding us that everything, and everyone, is intimately connected.