Artist Statement
My work grows out of my deep connection to and interest in the material world. Materials can tell us things about ourselves and the world around us, and I’m interested in teasing out these underlying histories and meanings. I use materials and objects that are found, forgotten, or utilitarian in nature, and create assemblies and collections from their deconstructed or decontextualized parts. As aggregates materials and objects can speak together as wholes and invite metaphor and comparison–this object is like a quilt but not a quilt, these structures are architectural but ephemeral, this found concrete is like a trace fossil but of no living thing–and through this introduced ambiguity, thematic concerns about memory, history, extraction, and politics are allowed to emerge dreamlike and open ended.
My process is often based in repetitive action, labor, and a routine of making rooted in my family history. My parents were ceramic artists when I was a child, a way of life my mother continues after the death of my father, and my grandfather is a metalsmith and teacher. Therefore, deep engagement with a process and exploration of material formed the backdrop of my upbringing and remain integral to my creative practice and life.
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