My studio practice explores the dynamics of my relationships with loved ones and the everyday moments that we’ve experienced together. Through collage, I memorialize, record, and reflect on these connections by combining song lyrics, personal writings, family photographs, excerpts from books I’ve read, handwritten notes, and edited imagery. Each element interacts with each other to create a layered narrative of thoughts, emotions, and experiences
I use a variety of techniques in my work including hand embroidery, screen printing, sewing, painting, and drawing. Using multiple methods that easily allow me to collage in layers, I create multi-dimensional narratives that function as both tactile artifacts and fluid diary entries. The act of handcrafting - whether through the delicate and tedious process of hand embroidery or the (sometimes) unpredictable process of painting - infuses my work with a sense of intimacy. The layering of imagery and text act as a quick counterpart to the reflective hand-processes, similar to the way our minds make quick connections between things.
My work functions not only a personal record of my relationships with loved ones, moments in time, and experiences, but also a meditation on memory, intimacy, and the way that time shapes both in a broader sense. By layering materials, imagery, and narratives sourced from my personal life as well as common things within our culture, I create a space that contains things that are both generic and hyperspecific.
In addition to my studio practice, my design work encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including books, catalogs, posters, exhibition graphics, and marketing materials. As a creative professional, I bring experience in graphic design, exhibition planning and execution, and program management.
Currently, I work as the program manager for a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing art & design education to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade within a 25 mile radius of Detroit’s New Center.
I use a variety of techniques in my work including hand embroidery, screen printing, sewing, painting, and drawing. Using multiple methods that easily allow me to collage in layers, I create multi-dimensional narratives that function as both tactile artifacts and fluid diary entries. The act of handcrafting - whether through the delicate and tedious process of hand embroidery or the (sometimes) unpredictable process of painting - infuses my work with a sense of intimacy. The layering of imagery and text act as a quick counterpart to the reflective hand-processes, similar to the way our minds make quick connections between things.
My work functions not only a personal record of my relationships with loved ones, moments in time, and experiences, but also a meditation on memory, intimacy, and the way that time shapes both in a broader sense. By layering materials, imagery, and narratives sourced from my personal life as well as common things within our culture, I create a space that contains things that are both generic and hyperspecific.
In addition to my studio practice, my design work encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including books, catalogs, posters, exhibition graphics, and marketing materials. As a creative professional, I bring experience in graphic design, exhibition planning and execution, and program management.
Currently, I work as the program manager for a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing art & design education to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade within a 25 mile radius of Detroit’s New Center.