Themes of transformation, safety, and the passage of time inform my work. Across mediums (painting, sculpture, and photography), my abstracted figures appear not quite human. This affords them the ability to traverse liminal space. They can occupy both the physical and nonphysical realms, like shape shifters who can adapt to different needs and situations. I have long been interested in inventing my own worlds. As a young child, my imagination afforded me a way to surround myself with safety. Today, I create worlds for women and non-binary people who are strong, caring, and protective.
My work is also rooted in the physical environment in which I inhabit. Living now in New York City, my palette is gleaned from the urban textures and diverse peoples moving through time. I also gather and reuse found materials, including scraps from previous paintings and random papers collected from my city walks. Discarded materials collected from the city streets are the primary source for my sculptures. I endeavor to both remember and reconstruct the past into a narrative in the present that honors those who are less seen and heard. The mysterious and somewhat dream-like figures function as a signpost for me to hope and inspire the possibility of connection to people and places both in and beyond the physical world.
“Two Became Three”, Acrylic, Wax and Paper, 2025