The Artwork

Artist Statement

I recreate the female body in my work, telling visual stories of its strength, fluidity, and spirit. As a child, I participated in several activities like gymnastics, dance, yoga, and swimming that today inspire my figurative work and its focus on movement, energy, and expression. These elements collide with my interest in psychology to generate artwork that celebrates how remarkably human we are.

I create anatomically “correct” bodies while abstracting the material or color to deter the viewer from giving them an identity. This enhances the emotion behind the piece and allows the audience to recognize them as a manifestation of human experience as opposed to a specific individual. The inspiration for my concepts are rooted in my own experiences, helping me connect to strangers through our shared sense of humanity. While I use the human body as a vessel for expression, they are also made simply for the sake of creating, or l’art pour l’art as Gautier said.

I do not follow a single or specific process, instead allowing myself to explore new ways of making. This is what brings unique and innovative techniques to my creative process. In sculpture I have worked with metal, cement, paper, tree branches, and other non- traditional materials. Discovering how a new material can be applied and how it will affect the meaning of my figurative concepts is one of my favorite things. In painting and drawing I work to refine my ability to create depth, and capture the emotive essence behind each piece.