I have always painted my immediate surroundings in an effort to decipher the world around me. Often my works depict familar domestic scenes with simple yet layered narratives. My most recent works are a thinly veiled attempt to navigate my journey through the convoluted dynamics of parenthood and the unavoidable life transitions inherent on this journey.
It may be a result of being a vessel of comfort, or perhaps better stated; a servant of comfort, I am particularly interested in the objects of human comfort in conjunction with imagery of emptiness and decay. I am also intrigued by the interior and exterior views, and careful placement of work in a gallery setting which allows the viewer to gain access to the inside of a piece, but never fully experience or access it. These themes have been prevalent in other work, work which preceded my role of mother, but I could not fully see all of the parallels between old and new work until becoming a mother. It has made me more human. It has made me warmer. It has certainly made me more intuitive.
I am a young adult cancer survivor and recently had my first child. These life events have greatly impacted my creative practice. Confronting my own mortality at age 25 and then experiencing the fragility and strength of birth, I have become obsessed with tracking time- documenting the small, routine moments of my life and my child's life. I am interested in content and parts of life that loop and repeat. I find that abstracted, repeated marks communicate the passage of time and memory best in my work. I want to give the viewer intimate, personal moments that capture the both fleeting and endless seconds of being alive.