Statement

My work is largely materials, process and idea driven, with my sculptural work taking the form of either wall-hung object or installation work.  I am also a watercolor artist, and the connective thread through all of the work is a high-expectation of craftsmanship and an underlying sense of freedom and play.  I aim to remove boundaries to creativity as I work, and sometimes those boundaries are the ones between 2D and 3D and sometimes they are the boundaries between traditional and non-traditional media or methods of making. And sometimes those boundaries are simply preconceived ideas of what something 'should' be.  Always important is an element of visual beauty, whatever form that takes.

With a background in sculpture, I find myself increasingly using fiber and fiber construction techniques in my work.  To me, this is a feminist approach to an area of art-making that has historically been masculine and in ‘permanent’ materials.  Fiber work has historically been consumable (wearable, utilitarian, home decor, etc.)  The raw materials in my fiber-based sculpture are all repurposed, saved and used for generations and given new meaning.