In my work I explore the way that our bodies record history––from marks we acquired at birth to scrapes and cuts that define our life’s story. I have also been fascinated by the studies of hysteria and the way in which inward emotional turmoil can be displayed outwardly.  I use the figure, often an adolescent or young woman, to represent someone at the cusp of their adult life. Images of pressed plants, lace and figurative elements are layered upon each other, representing delicate veils of memory and the disquiet past.