The Color Carnivore, mixed media, 33 x 47 x 1 inches
I construct visceral sculpture and installations using common commercial and household items, from chicken wire to artificial grass. Materiality animates my experimental process. By combining strong and fragile substances, the work speaks to both vulnerability and resilience. Totemic objects like boats, figures, and clothing range from spare, skeletal forms to Mardi Gras-like personae.
My work explores psychological tension and catharsis. It reflects my lived experience of navigating a long caregiving journey, during which the studio became a place to process grief while holding onto playfulness. Though rooted in the personal, the work speaks to the universal poignancy of human life, where beauty and decay live side by side.