ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a multi-disciplinary artist exploring painting, printmaking, textiles, collage, and sculpture. Vintage, found, and natural objects live in my studio and home. These collections guide my creative expression, and always find a way into my work. Home as place, is represented in the content, materials, and methods I use in traditional and non-traditional forms. For the past decade I have been marking time and place by producing eco-dyed materials, primarily using dyestuffs sourced from my dye garden or locally and sustainably foraged. As a practicing artist and educator, discovery is integral to my practice as I use a process-oriented approach to facilitate an intuitive response to the materials as a means to encourage community engagement and curiosity. My creative and professional interests have been a journey of exploration and have built upon learned experiences in the fields of psychology, education, and fine art. Within these disciplines exist commonalities that unify my work: therapeutic expression, transformation, and innovation. All encourage further study and influence my methodology. Complementing this is an overarching interest in the natural world that has continued to develop and guide me toward holistic self-expression.
I am a multi-disciplinary artist exploring painting, printmaking, textiles, collage, and sculpture. Vintage, found, and natural objects live in my studio and home. These collections guide my creative expression, and always find a way into my work. Home as place, is represented in the content, materials, and methods I use in traditional and non-traditional forms. For the past decade I have been marking time and place by producing eco-dyed materials, primarily using dyestuffs sourced from my dye garden or locally and sustainably foraged. As a practicing artist and educator, discovery is integral to my practice as I use a process-oriented approach to facilitate an intuitive response to the materials as a means to encourage community engagement and curiosity. My creative and professional interests have been a journey of exploration and have built upon learned experiences in the fields of psychology, education, and fine art. Within these disciplines exist commonalities that unify my work: therapeutic expression, transformation, and innovation. All encourage further study and influence my methodology. Complementing this is an overarching interest in the natural world that has continued to develop and guide me toward holistic self-expression.