Congratulations Preseah Williams '26

 "This piece embodies the beauty and tradition of my Polynesian culture through the use of freehand pattern work and telling of a Samoan folktale: the turtle and the shark. On my tiles, I share the story of two lovers who are forbidden to be together but run away into the ocean and undergo transformation. The complexity of this never-ending love story is expressed and contrasted through the spacing of the animals, the surrounding patterns, and the individually crafted yet bound tiles. A flowing tribal motif links their paths, weaving through the space like water and symbolizing their eternal connection."
Preseah Williams '26