Statement
Connective Space, 2019, documentation of site specific performance at Frog Island Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Working as an interdisciplinary artist, I escape in the creation of work that is deeply rooted in the construction and use of textiles. The understanding and love of cloth is one that continually drives my artistic interpretation as my concepts evolve from mending textiles to the mending of land, the built environment and re-creating forms of textiles based on objects that are reflective of my personal histories. These meditative and ritualistic acts allow me to find solace through expressive hand work creating new work highlighting issues of cultural and political complexities. Responding to and crafting the domestic while subverting the political allows for a transformation of material and meaning achieved with a simple thread and needle to performance, photography and video. Manual and digital transformations express a distinct voice linked to personal experiences and concepts that connect to the collective use, understanding, and appreciation of how objects and materials serve significant roles through our human experiences.
Taking non-traditional routes in my creative practice is the impetus in finding new ways of making and pushing social boundaries while using the familiar. The intersection of materials and techniques connect me to the history of textiles and an understanding of what a can be achieved. These simple bits and pieces lead me to find answers and determine new questions in a rapidly changing world.