Painting Human Interiors

Artist statement

I am a Raleigh, North Carolina-based mixed-media and installation artist, whose creative journey is an intimate exploration of joy, memory, and the complexities of identity. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences, I create large-scale installations that magnify moments of happiness, often in a vivid, hyperbolic form. Through my work, I delve into the fragility of joy, the significance of gratitude, and the ever-changing nature of happiness. 

My artistic practice is deeply rooted in my identity as a bisexual woman, mother, and wife from the American South. Through the use of techniques traditionally associated with women's work and craft, I transform ordinary materials into monumental artworks. I am drawn both to the idea that I can play with scale and take up space historically reserved for male artists without conforming my materials to those historical patterns, and to the concept that these small actions - paint, cut, sew, repeat, can add up to something so large and immersive. This approach speaks to the broader concept of how, with consistency, our own actions, no matter how small, can affect change and that we all have the power to make the world a better place. 

Each piece is a meditation on intentionality and resilience, meticulously crafted through countless small actions, with the goal of capturing and cultivating joy in my own life and the lives of the viewer.