Statement
Through the lens of a research-based practice, I create interdisciplinary work that examines the scope of our material culture and the effects it has on the natural world. My research focuses on traditional crafting processes including natural dyes, weaving, carpentry, and textile work as a conduit for investigating and documenting particular elements in environments that are products of an anthropogenic ecology. Landfills, strip malls, vacant lots, roadsides, and construction sites, among others, are all contemporary landmarks that offer a starting point for many of my projects. Materials such as plastic shopping bags, vinyl advertising banners, and videocassette tape are transformed through processes like weaving; a process that reveals the capabilities of not only the materiality of the resulting work, but is also a way in which the often disposed symbols and materials from an environment centered on consumption can be transformed.
