Artist Statement
My work seeks to articulate the discrepancy between the reality of our lives and the image to which we are trying to conform using printmaking, fiber arts, and sculpture. I often use feminine strategies and materials in combination with personal mementos to discuss themes surrounding family. The aesthetics of my pieces draw from an array of sources, including the architecture of homes, sewing patterns, blueprints, and anonymous women’s handicrafts.
In my most recent work, cookie-cutter house silhouettes serve as a collective symbol for family that derives from our cultural shared meaning and when used repetitively, create a sense of worship. The houses explore the juxtaposition of the interior and exterior: what is visible to society and what is hidden. The strong geometric form of the houses and their simple exteriors highlight the conformist values regarding family in our society and surface perfection of suburban life in opposition to the striking interiors, which reveal more subtleties.
All families are complex and deviate from the ideal. Acknowledging this helps us connect and understand the importance of these differences. I hope to lend my experiences to the quest so that my viewer, in need or desire, can examine and take what they need as pertinent to their own lives.
My work seeks to articulate the discrepancy between the reality of our lives and the image to which we are trying to conform using printmaking, fiber arts, and sculpture. I often use feminine strategies and materials in combination with personal mementos to discuss themes surrounding family. The aesthetics of my pieces draw from an array of sources, including the architecture of homes, sewing patterns, blueprints, and anonymous women’s handicrafts.
In my most recent work, cookie-cutter house silhouettes serve as a collective symbol for family that derives from our cultural shared meaning and when used repetitively, create a sense of worship. The houses explore the juxtaposition of the interior and exterior: what is visible to society and what is hidden. The strong geometric form of the houses and their simple exteriors highlight the conformist values regarding family in our society and surface perfection of suburban life in opposition to the striking interiors, which reveal more subtleties.
All families are complex and deviate from the ideal. Acknowledging this helps us connect and understand the importance of these differences. I hope to lend my experiences to the quest so that my viewer, in need or desire, can examine and take what they need as pertinent to their own lives.