My work includes objects that hold memory—a piece of lace, a pressed plant or a perfume bottle—and are often paired with a female figure. In this current body of work, with the help of my backyard garden, I have brought these things together into work that hints at a narrative, one that invites viewers to unravel layers of meaning woven into the elements. 

In the drawings, I have reduced the media to simple materials––paper, gouache and graphite. The negative space is filled with intricate patterns while the positive space is left empty, save for some descriptive contour lines. The choice of using translucent paper is deliberate as its surface is delicate and “skin-like.” My process is slow and meditative allowing me to guide the work as it develops.

The glass pieces entitled Collections I and II, were inspired by empty bottles of perfume that, over time, had accumulated on my mother’s dresser. Even though the contents had been long ago used up, the bottles held treasured memories. Deliberately casting these glass pieces as solid forms render them functionally useless but are still imbued with meaning and memory.