Drawing from my own story, with a loving yet tumultuous working-class upbringing at its heart, I work to unpack the social, cultural, and psychological pressures within American domesticity.  Raised to see the possibility in found or unwanted things, I regard the domestic environment as an extension of human ingenuity. Traditional craft techniques are adapted to manipulate found material artifacts, similar to those from my past, in order to reflect on the values placed on these items and what that might communicate to others. This work can range from objects such as a disassembled teacup, to photographs of altered environments, to site-specific installations with sound and performance.

Regarding home as a place that is shaped by our stories and bears witness to our secret lives, I explore ways we are shaped by our homes and the activity within them. It is the place where hidden values and power structures are taught, enacted, and reinforced; where one’s security and safety can turn on a dime. Familiar domestic forms are often blended with cast storm debris and paper flora to imbue these objects of order and comfort with the unpredictability and slow evolution of the natural world. In my current body of 'beautiful disasters' I work to bring forth the increasing vulnerability within our surroundings. Contrary to the idyllic image of the unblemished American home, the unseen chaos that embeds our shared humanity is made visible through purposeful acts of deconstruction and renovation.