Statement

My work is an extended meditation on the intersection of impermanence and regeneration. I combine found and newly made materials to create fragile, transient structures that echo the fragility of our material systems. Salvaged residues from the urban environment are transmuted and given new lives in my studio. A broken light grid, once used to diffuse and scatter light in an office complex becomes a light and color machine. Weathered fishing ropes from a junkyard in Maine lend their history and resonance to my sculptural weavings. Wildflowers collected in empty lots throughout the city become vibrant natural dyes.

My most recent project is developing is the re-wilding of my suburban yard, establishing a native prairie and dye garden for the cultivation of color. The daily practice of collaborating with the complex eco-systems is deepening my awareness of place and materiality.