Artist's Statement

I am a knitwear designer making clothes from yarn I spin and dye using plants I forage. My designs are intuitive, textural, and color-focused, reflecting amorphous landscapes of my mind. Multitudes of textures snake around my garments in organic forms, creating abstracted environments, homes for complex feelings. Through splashes of color and hand stitched words, my garments express emotions I cannot verbalize.  Divulging the inside out and the outside in, my work explores the use of clothing the body as a method to express and protect the inner self. As modular, asymmetrical, and reversible garments, my work reflects the experimentation and duality inherent in the body and human experience. When I make each stitch of clothing with my hands, I create something beautiful— tangible— soft— and grounding. These are experiences I seek more of. I am knitting the world I want to see.