i am a writer by choice and an artisan at heart. working with my hands does a lot for me: it keeps me earthed while my imagination soars free and i can feel deeper into the hearts of others i meet. what exactly i work on matters lesser... for in any one skill lies the seed of the next. beads, charcoal, paper, old books, glass bottles, spice... my interests are many, and cyclical: feeding into one another like a water wheel. imagine nine kettles: each simmering in its own warmth. and one by one bubbling into boil. when this happens, i simply pour out onto this page. i know there are many many more like me who like to use their hands to tell us about themselves. i dream of ninekettles being the place they come to to express. to exhibit. to jam and create. for only then will we truly be nine kettles: bubbling fast. pouring free.