as a woodworker, clara focuses on interactive objects (bespoke furniture and abstract creations). her practice often utilizes the reclamation and reworking of used materials as well as traditional Japanese joinery methods.
she is most interested in the act of continually braiding together : the world of abstract interactive art, the craft of woodworking, and her personal perspective as a butch lesbian and laborer. she is passionate about making woodworking education more approachable and accessible to all communities and ages.
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clara currently works as the Assistant Director of Shops (wood and fabrication) and adjunct woodworking instructor at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts.
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as a sound artist, clara is interested in intimacy and empathy-- with a love for being immersed in waves (of all kinds). her works explore connection, queer power, and decolonizing art practices.
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clara has made sounds/performances using glaciers, mannequins, blindfolds, discoballs, and other odd/beautiful things-- some places she has worked/ shown work include Greenland, Brazil, across Northern/Western Europe, and in various cities throughout the US.
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she has studied at Bard, Dartmouth, and Stanford