Artist Statement:

     Growing up I always was known as being “crafty” or “creative”. My mother and I would often travel to craft fairs and antique shops. I recall repeatedly browsing the shelves of eclectic folk art and being intrigued with idea that something as simple as painting a name in a pretty font, could become such a treasure to someone. Everything handmade became beautiful to me. Many artists have worked effortlessly to bring light to craftwork and ensure it gets the recognition it deserves. I create to continue that blurring of the line that previously existed between craft and art. I am drawn to ceramics, sculpture, and painting because these mediums allow my hands to be at the root of the creation. Each creation is made with the thought of it eventually belonging in someone’s home, and within someone’s hands. I choose to decorate my surfaces with intuitive design, because I enjoy the idea of someone seeing my thoughts as a beautiful object. I gravitate towards the use of repetitive mark making, pattern, and abstraction with an emphasis on hand drawn qualities. My current color pallet consists of colorful yet muted earth tones, with contrasting hues.  The abstraction of natural, organic and geometric forms, form connections between my works.