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My current practice and research delves into the complexities of trauma and resilience, using documentation from personal experiences, I create immersive, natural dye textile installations that confront the often-hidden truths of intimate violence. The organic tones of the natural dyes reflect on the impermanence of bruises, the dye blooming on the surface of the fabric and lightly fades over time.  The natural dyes, with their subtle variations and unpredictability, serve as a poignant reminder that the journey towards healing is never linear, but rather a complex, ever-evolving process.

The sculptural forms embody the fragmented, disjointed nature of traumatic memory. These forms are often organic, reflecting nature or figures. The dyed fabric is stitched, pinned, and wrapped to the form underneath. This method of attachment was chosen mirroring methods to heal like surgical stitches, surgical pins, or the wrapping of bandages.

By transmuting the raw, often brutal, documentation of abuse into works of art, I seek to reclaim not only the narrative but also my body. Transforming the darkness into a testament to beauty, strength, and resilience. Ultimately, my art is an act of resistance, a refusal to let the shadows of trauma consume me, and a celebration of the human spirit's capacity to heal, transform, and rise anew. As I weave together the threads of my experiences, I invite viewers into my space and to take time to contemplate with the work; to draw their own narratives from the work whether relating to motherhood, other bodily transformations, or something else entirely. By sharing my story, I hope to inspire others to reclaim their own narratives, and to join me in this act of resistance against the darkness of trauma.

Masters from Rhode Island School of Design & a masters from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Exhibitions in the USA, Ireland, Italy, Australia, and Canada.