I have developed a unique process that combines fabric collage, hand stitching, and paint to create pieces that are textile in substance yet painterly and iconographic in experience. My work explores the interplay of color, pattern, and shape to convey a sense of quiet exuberance. I draw with scissors and thread, and paint with color and pattern, celebrating the resplendent awkwardness of life.

My shapes possess a sinuous physicality, suggesting a lightness of being. Iconographic elements inhabit invented architectures or landscapes, where asymmetry, frayed edges, and imperfections are embraced, revealing the hand that creates. Themes of fragility and repair recur throughout my work, reflecting the human condition.

I feel myself in the slope of a line, the weight and curve of a shape, and the vibrancy of color. The use of embroidery and layered fabric creates a subtle depth and rich surface, rewarding close examination. My process reflects a dichotomy of impulses: the immediate visual feedback from collaging fabric contrasts with the careful, deliberate evolution dictated by stitching. Time, for me, is measured stitch by stitch.