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drawings

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sculpture/installation

exhibitions

trial & error

buckville project

MFA thesis

Since I began working as an artist, I have had an interest in storytelling, narrative, and memory. My interest in these topics stems from growing up in the South, where culture is focused on the past and family histories are preserved in a collective memory of language, objects, and gestures. I deal with these ideas in a variety of media, from painting and drawing to embroidery and work with fabric.

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I do not want my work to be a challenge, a force, a push, or a pull. Instead, I think of it as a quiet chat, a tug at the elbow, a whisper in the ear. It is a small heartfelt gesture from one person to another. It is the delight of a child sifting through the contents of her mother’s button jar: she doesn’t know what larger thing these small leftovers once belonged to, so she takes imaginary play pleasure in conjuring up the fancy coat, be-ribboned dress, or silky blouse that left these bits behind.

My work is a love note to Home.