What you see below are various works made out of clay. I've decided to focus on the style of Trompe L'Oeil, which is French for 'Trick the eye.' My goal is to make purses and shoes so real to life that you cannot tell they are clay. It's taken me hours and hours of practice to improve my skill. I really enjoy the attention to detail it takes to create these works.

I chose purses as my focus at first because I wanted to copy leather and cloth materials. I soon realized that there are more to purses than just being an accessory. Purses can tell a story about the woman who owns it. Not just what's inside, but what it looks like on the outside. Women spend thousands of dollars on them. Why? Status? Nothing better to spend a thousand dollars on? To own something beautiful? I don't know. Personally, I carry around a canvas bag as my purse. I think that it probably tells more about me than I'm willing to admit.