I am always looking to the ground to see what nature is leaving. I take organic materials gleaned from my surroundings and weave them into my artwork. These are not permanent—slowly, they begin to lose their color and structure. I am fascinated by our connection to creation’s cyclical nature and the promise of our eventual return to it.

I use plant material and soil to record personal, cultural, and ecological history. Memories of a place are found in the soil—nurturing our environment—creating a foundation to thrive in, and becoming embedded into the earth for generations. 

The pondering that often accompanies my artmaking centers around motherhood, family history, and my relationship with the natural environment. As a mother of six children, the labor of upbringing has defined me. As an artist, I want to connect this labor in a chain that extends through the generations. The metaphors of life, death, and rebirth seem to hold the most powerful language I can use to express these ideas.