My affection for textiles developed at a young age, out of moments spent in the kitchen with my mother, learning to sew by deconstructing thrifted clothes and reimagining them as new, self-expressive garments. This process of upcycling and infusing discarded, yet sentimental, scraps of fabric with new life alongside my mother has since defined all of my creative endeavors. Now, my desire to work with found fabrics is both an environmentally conscious response to our global abundance of clothing waste, as well as a result of my curiosity regarding our visceral connection to textiles, specifically at the intersection of memory and shared experience. My work is rooted in the long-standing relationship between women and textiles, yet forges its own path away from this tradition.

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In recent years, my creative process has yielded both textile works and oil paintings that portray the female figure, most often through self-portraiture. In addition to female physicality my work explores female identity, often through its relationship to the characterization of sewing and needlepoint as purely feminine craft. My research into feminist thought, theory, and art has fueled these female-centric explorations. I find my work in constant conversation with art history, often borrowing imagery from artworks that feature female archetypes, feminine intimacies, the male gaze, and the objectification of the female body.

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At the heart of my work is a desire to more fully understand the various realms of womanhood and the female experience through the dissection of the physical and emotional bonds I have developed with the vibrant women in my life. Through my work I heal, confront deep-rooted sexism, wrap myself up within the cloak of my motherline, and tune myself into the literal and metaphorical threads that serve to connect us all.