Artists Statement

“I have always been a highly tactile person. Touch is a grounding force and a gentle reminder of our present moment. I create to understand. To foster this obsession in a way that won’t drown me.

The speed of our current world makes me nauseous and I know I’m not the only one. In my work, I embrace what machines simply cannot replicate. Crochet and many fiber arts can only be done by the human hand. Denying mechanical reproduction; like handwriting, they are unique to their creator. 

Utilizing found objects and post-consumer textiles allows me to create something fascinating with things we typically ignore. I want to feel like the fibers are reclaiming each object –  becoming something new. 

The way we decay is undeniably elegant – gently falling back to the earth. I think about how this also happens with stories and legacies. 

I began chemically crystalizing found objects to explore how we share stories (and bits of ourselves) through time & space. Discarded paperbacks and worn-through shoes suspended in time are representative of a life lived. A collection of unreadable and brittle forms. Modern fossils. Too fragile to be held. Their story will never be understood again.

Held in delicate yet inescapable webs, I am fabricating artifacts. As we separate from the stories and ways that have held us, we lose sight of what it is to be a part of a collective something. A collective story. Will we discover a new technology to remember ourselves?”