Artistic creativity is my constant companion and my only coping mechanism for the stressors of life that doesn’t involve a pint of tequila. If pressed to give an elevator pitch to describe my artistic style, (and I have been) I would say that it’s macabre, Lisa Frankesque, flora, and fauna, fiber art created using crochet. 

My relationship with art has a long history that emerged with fervor in my early adolescence. While most tweens were interested in training bras and boy bands, I was filling up sketch books with fantastical renderings of my imagination. By the time I arrived at my early twenties and my first studio, I had already embraced multiple mediums such as ceramics, painting, and mixed media sculpture. It is only recently that my need to create has taken on a fibrous form. While I struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety I discovered the beauty of yarn as a means of expression and relief from my mental health issues. Working with this new medium was a fascinating tactile experience that yielded soft forms with which one could interact in all three dimensions. This revelation fated me to an obsession with all things crochet. I guess you could say I was hooked. 

Fiber as a medium is challenging and sometimes maddening in its limitations. Unlike the malleable nature of clay or the soft strokes of paint brushes, yarn demands forethought and planning, which creates a puzzle that needs to be solved for every new piece. If I were a smarter person I might be able to find some analogy to the challenges of life here. The truth is, there is no deep meaningful philosophy behind my work. I simply find inspiration in the brutal reality of our fleeting existence and its inevitable demise, thus skulls, fungi, and other symbols of rot are peppered throughout my work alongside vivacious colors and maternal figures. Conceivably, my work represents the dichotomy of life vs death.