Artist Statement

Memory is fabricated in the mind: fragments of truth disguised as nostalgic experiences-they are not mirror images of reality. I explore this through a comforting yet disturbing process of manipulating materials that evoke a sense of the uncanny.

I investigate adult interpretations of reality influenced by childhood experience. More specifically, my interests lie in the anxiety and fear hidden in the comfort and safety of childhood. The materials I use are appropriated from the language of the domestic and the decorative. I find decorative details necessary because they articulate the feminine touch domesticity often conveys. Objects and materials such as upholstery, plush fabrics, dollhouses, even home videos on VHS carry past emotions we have invested in them.

The imagery of the animal connected to the domestic environment evokes a sense of uncanniness found in the reflections of childhood and culture. I Contort familiar, soft materials into a visceral, unsettling experience. The imagery’s purpose is to illustrate how memory is constantly changing, thus falsities are formed in the mind and reality hides beneath.