Artist Statement

 

My work explores the relationships between memory, nature, and time through hand-stitched textiles made from reclaimed and naturally dyed fabrics. I am drawn to materials that carry evidence of previous lives—vintage linens, lace, worn cottons, silk, and fragments that reveal the passage of time through their texture, fading, and imperfections.

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Working intuitively, I assemble these materials through slow hand stitching, allowing each piece to evolve rather than following predetermined patterns. Daily stitched works, often created in a 4 × 4-inch format, form the foundation of my practice. Rather than studies, these small works serve as an ongoing visual journal where ideas emerge through repetition, observation, and experimentation. Over time they become the vocabulary from which larger bodies of work grow.

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The natural world is both my inspiration and my collaborator. Rivers, forests, weather systems, moons, gardens, and changing landscapes appear throughout my work, not as literal representations but as reflections of continual transformation. The cycles of growth, erosion, repair, and renewal found in nature parallel the histories embedded within reclaimed textiles.

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Hand stitching is central to my practice because it records time. Every stitch, knot, and layered fragment remains visible, acknowledging the labor of making while honoring the histories contained within the materials themselves. I embrace irregularity, allowing cloth to retain its character rather than forcing it toward perfection.

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Through textile, I seek to create spaces for contemplation. My work invites viewers to consider what is preserved, what is transformed, and how memory resides not only within people but also within the objects we live alongside. By bringing together discarded materials and quiet acts of making, I hope to reveal the resilience, beauty, and interconnectedness found in both the natural world and our shared human experience.