ARTIST'S STATEMENT
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a variety of media and techniques. As a multidisciplinary artist,
I intentionally blur traditional boundaries dividing craft,
commercial art, and fine art. As a passionate storyteller,
my inspiration relies on both the raw materials I collect and
everyday observations along with my personal experiences.
Seeking to draw attention to sustainability and conservation
issues, I reimagine overlooked and discarded items destined
for landfills. Viewing objects from an aesthetic and narrative
point of view, rather than solely for an intended functional
purpose, I appropriate inherent meanings and rework them
for entirely new interpretations. Sourcing these supplies often
involves others and nurtures an environment of story-sharing
with nostalgia and humor.
To circumvent language barriers and focus on the visual
experience, I have created a language of graphic bars to
represent words and punctuation. Viewers can fill-in-the-blanks
with their individualized interpretations which interests me
more than prescriptively spelling out the meaning.
As a recurring motif to humanize abstract matters, I stylize
the female form in a minimalist way, choosing universal
features to promote a sense of accessibility and relatability.
Valuing diversity and inclusion, I address current topics,
especially feminism, and more recently, the natural world,
to question standards and bring awareness to preconceptions.