ARTIST STATEMENT

I approach my paintings as objects instead of surfaces, incorporating materials such as wax, latex, fabric and thread into my canvases.  My work centers around themes of biology, cells and lessons from generations of women before me. Looking closely, you’ll discover stories from my own childhood and experiences as a mother. These stories are inscribed on wax soaked fabric as disappearing secrets, in a running stitch I learned from my great aunt or through the fabric sculpted pasta pieces reminiscent of time spent in the kitchen with my grandmother. My art practice enables me to be reflective and playful. I create visceral and meditative pieces that preserve a moment in time and express the experience of being a contemporary woman and mother.