Artist's Statement

My work arises from the textiles, patterns, and photographs that I grew up with and around. A quilt made by a grandmother, a crossword completed by a grandfather, pins collected by a sister: all are meaningful frameworks that I build from through the process of making. Focusing on the nuances of these and other collected items, my experimental studio practice centers around materiality, memory, and play. Throughout the process, memories become the material. The associations I have with specific objects and patterns help me decide how to transform materials, allowing me to be more inventive with my medium selection. I reminisce as I work; each substance, process, or subject echoing a moment, person, or feeling from childhood. As a result, the works become indirect collaborations with family members and a past self. They allow me to reflect as I search through archives for something missed.