My artistic journey began with a fascination with geography, geology, and the natural world. Using photography, I captured the patterns and textures created by landscapes both expansive and microscopic. These studies later informed my sculptural work in clay, where I translated observed patterns into three- dimensional form.
Later, I developed an interest in textile construction and began crocheting clothing as a way to honor my family heritage. During this process, I became drawn to the remnants left behind — the clippings and fragments of yarn remaining after a project was completed. I began thinking about deconstruction, material transformation, and how discarded fibers could become surfaces to build upon. As a three-dimensional, process-oriented artist, I approach materials experimentally and intuitively. I began using yarn remnants and cloth as substrates, building layers of paint onto their surfaces to create depth, texture, and form. Through this layering process, paint begins to function almost like fiber itself: woven, accumulated, and embedded into the surface. The resulting works exist between painting, textile, and sculpture.
My work explores material interactions — how surfaces absorb, resist, and transform through process. I investigate how materials shift between states: soft to solid, fragmented to unified.