ARTIST STATEMENT
What I love about art is its ability to make things we take for granted beautiful. Like most still-life practices, my art is about romanticizing the everyday, additionally, it is a quiet resistance of concept, craft, material, and time. It is a juxtaposition of worn materials and detailed imagery. It is beauty in stillness. Hand embroidery takes hours of stitching. It is in this process of layering thread that I create work that in many ways replicates painting. However, I use a craft that is historically 'decorative’ and passed down from woman to woman. My goal is to draw people closer, for them to see the array of colors, and think, 'Wow, that's denim and cotton thread.
BIO
My love of crafts started in my childhood. I have tried my hand at rock carving, glass blowing, stained glass, chair caning, crocheting, and so many more mediums until I landed on embroidery and textile art. I received my MFA in Fiber Arts from Eastern Michigan University in 2016. While living in Kanazawa, Japan, I took my first traditional embroidery class, where I learned that there are a lot of rules in embroidery my mother never taught me. And decided I needed to really hone my skill in this medium. In 2022, I took part in Hand & Lock’s Prize and won third place in the Open Textile Art category. I am currently exploring botanical still-lifes on secondhand denim.
I am originally from Ohio, and currently living in Los Angeles, California.
