For the Lettuce Man

ceramic, 2025

One of my many works using motifs of Islamic art to memorialize a personal story. This piece references a 16th century Persian tile, which enamored me and whose picture was taped to the wall of my studio, and my wonderful father, who eats whole heads of romaine lettuce faster than most rabbits—it is his favorite snack, and the very first and often only thing he seeks at the grocery store.