About

I am interested in understanding how the world works and fascinated by relationships, particularly how people relate to one another and their environments. I tend to work with a variety of mediums in order to confuse the artistic limits separating drawing, painting, and sculpture. I often use natural materials or subject matter in order to blur the line between art and life. Finding and working with these materials is an intimate, personal experience that I try to reflect in my work. 

I am interested in the dynamic of using familiar materials and objects in unfamiliar ways. By working with natural materials and found objects, I can make more of an impact on people because of their deep, subconscious connection to them. I do not adhere to one specific medium and often bend the boundaries between media. I sculpt with paper and draw with strands of hair. My work is intended to be life-like. More than simply photorealistic, it has dimension. I aspire to create work that has both physical and symbolic meaning.

One of my first experiences using familiar materials in unfamiliar ways was when I began working with hair. Hair is a very personal object. It can be considered both beautiful and disgusting depending on the context. Drawing with my own hair was an intimate process. By exhibiting my work, I was exhibiting a piece of myself. I was taking something personal and repulsive, used brush hair, and turning it into something delicate, yet complex. What appears to be a quick line drawing is, in fact, a time-intensive drawing made from strands of hair. Working with hair opens up the potential to discuss a range of topics from ancestry, to self-expression, to gender and sexuality. I am interested in the viewer’s experience. I enjoy the moment someone realizes they are looking at strands of hair and not simply pencil marks.