My work focus on space and shadow. I build landscapes from shadows, which like shadows, scatter and disappear. After all, a shadow is not a picture of an object; it is a thing unto itself. A shadow is a stretched, distorted, wavering, fleeting, and misleading impression of an object. It is a ghost playing tricks and I aim to capture that intangible thing, making explicit that which is implicit.

                                                                                                                                                             --2021

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Fiber art is a field in flux. If you ask a fiber artist, “what is fiber?” you will likely get a groan followed by examples of what that artist has been working on. The lack of a rigid definition is what I love about the field, but I definitely notice some threads that bind all fiber artists together. Fiber artists are obsessed with texture, literal texture- like I want to hold that in my hand; and an emphasis on honesty of the material. I love the intimacy which is bred through both tactile materials that invite touch and through the female lens that invites a glimpse into the space and time we currently occupy- making explicit that which is implicit. In my personal work, in addition to the tactile, I also focus on space and shadow. I build landscapes from shadows, which like shadows, scatter and disappear. After all, a shadow is not a picture of an object; it is a thing unto itself. A shadow is a stretched, distorted, wavering, fleeting, and misleading impression of an object. It is a ghost playing tricks and I aim to capture that intangible thing that circles and defines the outlines of my life in this world through the equally fluid medium of fiber.

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Art History was my major in undergrad and my senior thesis was on the topic of Mesoamerican sacred bundles. This idea of the bundle as object and the act of bundling as an act that elevates the mundane into something sacred started to filter out through my work in grad school and it has now become a central theme. I bundle space, time and memory.

                                                                                                                                                                         --2016

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My art is like jazz—a skilled improvisation, fueled by internal and external stimuli, that creates a piece. I prefer that the viewer takes away an emotion or feeling from my work.  Sometimes I accomplish this through small intimate objects, other times through installation and site-specific pieces.

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I create my art intuitively drawing from things deep and intangible inside of me. In much of my work I see elements that deal with change such as the loss of childhood, home and dear friends. I think these are things that everyone can relate to. Everyone has to deal with loss and change so I think my art is not just an individual statement on private personal experiences.  I think it speaks to the human condition, the act of being human.

                                                                                                                                                                          --2014