Artist Statement

Introducing fiber art into my studio practice has opened a direct path to the major influences that have been informing my work for many years.

Motifs and images from ancient textiles and indigenous folk art reimagined through these pieces connect directly to the source of inspiration. The research becomes an archaeological and devotional practice, and the sources offer decorative and aesthetic forms to explore in search of a deeper personal and universal expression.

My intention is one of innocence, admiration, and connection yet I often find darkness and pathos lying below the naivety and beauty.

These new pieces were created by hand tufting recycled cotton yarns with additional embellishments and other materials such as vintage military patches, fringe, and rope.

Specifically about "Bull with Birds and Tree of Life":

Tree of Life symbolizes a person's personal growth into a unique human being as different experiences shape them into who they are.

Birds are small hidden motif in Persian rugs enlarged in this piece to enhance design and reference flatness and geometric shapes in modern art.

Bull - Picasso felt many personal parallels with the bull, incorporating it into his work as a symbolic form of self-portrait. Taurus is my sign.

*note WWII military patches embedded into the fibers of this piece becomes a hidden motif
within the design representing internal conflict or war with oneself.