"Common Ground" is a collection of handmade steel and mixed media artwork depicting familiar imagery in uncanny ways. Objects such as a clock, a compass, a pillow, and a teacup are surrealistically configured, forming metaphors about interpersonal relationships and day-to-day life. The qualities of the materials and the relationships between them help to convey strength, resilience, flexibility, longevity, comfort, softness, and reflectiveness. The reflective surfaces are a visual invitation for you to see yourself and your own circumstances within the objects I have created. Through Common Ground I seek to better understand myself and relate to others. Through common objects I seek common ground.