My work is rooted in care, survival, and the resilience of women. I was raised by women whose colossal strength was unwavering; their support was grounded in their care for themselves and each other and sustained by a steadfast refusal to back down. Their persistence became a map for me, something to hold onto as I came into adulthood and began living with illness and disability. I grew up knowing that survival was possible because I had seen it every day.
I approach my practice through an interdisciplinary lens, working across fibers, printmaking, and sculpture. Craft is central, passed down through generations of women in my family. These inherited ways of making, learned by watching and doing, feel like an intuitive language. Working this way connects me to a lineage of makers; it is both an act of remembrance and belonging.
As a disabled woman, I move through a world that was not built for me. My illness and gender intersect in ways that shape the barriers I face, which in turn inform how I think about visibility, power, and community. I use quilts, prints, and large sculptures to examine how material presence can reflect both grit and vulnerability. Through an intersectional feminist lens, I explore the emotional, physical, and political dimensions of care.
I believe in the transformative power of solidarity – not just as a way of being, but as an act of defiance. My work is shaped by lived experience, drawing on narratives of strength and resilience to connect to a broader story of care, inheritance, and survival.
