Artist Statement

My current art process is a joyous, frenzied dance while investigating the idea of “craft” through engaging with abstract decorative patterns and intense embellishment in three dimensions. A background in set design, craft materials, and sewing results in textile sculptures and installations that address the natural world and the domestic interior. I employ my own fabric designs created through various processes to produce objects and spaces that suggest the innocence of childhood and the fantasy of imagined places. Whimsey is integral to my vision.

I engage in a dialog about both process and meaning, questioning the concept of "well crafted." I enjoy playing with the complexity and length of time to make things but still having the result be more awkward than elegant. Consequently, I often purposefully show rough edges and dangling threads. I enjoy confusing viewers through a playful back and forth of what is "real" and what is not. They are never quite sure if they are seeing a picture of stitching or an actual thread that can be physically felt. I use zippers and buttons that don't function and beads that do not shape a form, denying normal use to these adornments and sewing notions.