Sculpture

Home

Mixed media, 2023

Featured in Sculptural Elements at the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

This piece is a visual representation of how “home” has always felt for me. As a person with childhood trauma, I always felt like I was trying to build a “home” out of scraps—scraps of love, scraps of attention, scraps of emotional support. Although I grew up in a relatively comfortable house, it never felt like home. I was not safe there. As an adult, that same feeling continued until quite recently. I’ve spent my entire life trying to piece together a place that would feel safe. Where I am now, with my partner in an apartment cluttered with trinkets and art, is the first place I’ve really settled into. I am happy and safe and loved for the first time in my life. It isn’t much, but it’s home.

Woven

Mixed media, 2017

This was an experimental piece that started as a mistake. I couldn’t keep my basket round, and I simply rolled with it. What was meant to be a small, circular basket, evolved into a strange gourd-shaped thing. And I LOVED IT. It’s oddly shaped, but nice to look at. I dressed it up a bit with other materials I have on hand, and I’m actually quite proud of it. It was a learning experience. There’s no deeper meaning, and I won’t try to fake one to make myself look more professional. I’ll be the first one to admit when I just fucked around and found out.