artist statement:

My work explores the intersections of women’s labor, trauma, resilience, memory, and play through printmaking, textiles, photography, interactive storytelling, and digital media. I am fascinated by artifacts and their temporal qualities, from personal objects that shape memories to historical markers that carry collective significance. My art often begins by investigating our relationships with objects—my own, those of others, and the connection between the viewer and the work. I am particularly interested in how an object’s story, texture, and context shape engagement, and I aim to create a sense of play and discovery, encouraging exploration in both physical and mental spaces.

At each stage of life, new questions arise, and curiosity is essential to my artistic process. Without it, I lose connection with myself. My recent series, Echoes & Imprints, builds on my ongoing exploration of women as vessels—figures that hold, nourish, and sustain, but also empty, refill, and bear weight. Through layered imagery, repeated processes, and interactive components, my work reflects on the physical and emotional labor of women and the tension between containment and release.

Creating art helps me navigate and understand my present, past, and future, fostering self-compassion and deeper reflection on my identities as an individual, artist, life partner, mother, and educator. My work is both a means of processing trauma and an act of hope—a way to create spaces of engagement, interaction, and discovery. I want viewers to touch, move, and contribute to the work, whether through physical manipulation, reflections, or take-home elements that extend the experience beyond the gallery.

The privilege of dedicating time to my art is something I deeply value, especially as a mother of three and a full-time professor. I am drawn to media that require time, precision, and process, such as printmaking and darkroom photography—introspective spaces where each step adds heart, emotion, and energy to the work. The final product is simply an artifact of the experience; what truly endures is the act of creation itself.

For me, art is a bridge between personal experience and collective understanding, a shared language that fosters empathy, healing, and mutual recognition. The relationship between my individual process and the broader community gives my work meaning and purpose. If even one person connects with my work and feels a sense of recognition, I consider my life’s work a success. Ultimately, I hope to foster a cycle of empathy, play, and connection, reminding us that we are never alone in our experiences.