My mother is a quilter and my family memories are rooted in the mountains. I make work about family, communities, social networks, and systems.
I draw influence from landscape & topography to communicate ideas involving our social structures, communities, and their context within place. Since the pandemic, my definition of landscape has shifted from natural wonders to those of domesticity and urban life. I pull colors from photographs of places I love including mountain ranges situated within the Rockies and corners of my home such as books on my bookshelf or throw pillows on my couch.
I explore how bodies interact with objects & environment, and how the continuation of craft creates communal ties that are unbound from the linear passage of time. These connections pull us together despite the loneliness of space and circumstance. The traditional sewing and weaving techniques I use in my work are the same as those used by our ancestors. Across centuries & generations, fiber work complements a deeply human experience.
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