Artist Statement

I question the meaning and existence of gender in my work.

Using methods and materials that have been gendered feminine throughout time, I mingle threads with

found objects to study identity in today’s world.

As a child I was fascinated by textiles, as I am today. I use materials that are both self-evident and, when combined with their armatures, are far more than the sum of their parts.

My work is nuanced and gentle, yet harsh. It is genderless and fragile; it is feminine and disturbing.

For me, fibers are a way of processing my own trauma and identity.

I process the world through yarn, fabric, and thread; I build my own reality through the strands.

I am neither an art historian who makes nor am I an artist who has studied art history.

Instead, I am both artist and art historian.

I combine my years of art historical study into subtle influences and references in my art practice.

I am always both, yet neither.

Art history is a parody of itself. It is hilarious, vulgar, destructive, and beautiful.

I like art that makes me laugh and I like laughter that can become art.