“My work is born of my imagination, and inspired by my memories and dreams.”
About Me
Originally from Ohio, I received my BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University with concentrations in Metalsmithing and Ceramics in 2012. In the summer of 2019 I began to explore embroidery and loved working with fibers. Over the next few years I continued to explore this new medium and combined it with some of my metals work. I enjoyed the challenge of integrating the soft and hard together into one cohesive piece. In all of my work I am inspired by the intricate details and diversity found in the natural world, which are so often overlooked. I aim to draw viewers in so they stop and linger, searching for these hidden details. My pieces evolve organically, slowly growing stitch by stitch; born of my imagination, and inspired by my memories and dreams. Although vast, our world is fragile. We must work to preserve and protect it, or we risk losing forever so much of the wonder and fragile beauty it holds.
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I have had a fair number of non-art related jobs including working in landscaping, as a barista, at a zoo/aquarium, and working construction. The craziest one, where I learned the most, was probably when I worked on a construction site for 2 years while I was living in Australia. I worked with an owner-builder and helped him construct a 4 story concrete and steel house on the side of Mt. Coot-tha outside Brisbane.
I would love to explore felting and maybe see how I can incorporate it into my pieces. I am a self-taught embroiderer (with some help form YouTube) and I think that it could add some really cool texture and volume to my work.
I locked my knees during a choir concert in elementary school and fainted half way through the performance. Luckily I was in the first row and not further us the risers. That was bad enough, but then the next year the music teacher asked me - in front of the whole class - if I would like a chair this year instead of standing with everyone else.