In 2025, I began working on two series concurrently that I am still creating works for: Building a Hope Chest for the Cruel Governess and Archetypes. The first is a series of mixed media paintings and fiber works that depict domestic spaces in a state of flux. Using the home as a symbol for the psyche, these works visualize what it feels like to re-engineer the mind in an attempt to heal from trauma. Archetypes is a series of assemblages and sculptures that investigate the recurring characters in my life. Each work is a portrait that uses the meaning of materials rather than realistic depictions to convey a type of person or a role that gets filled with different actors. Each of these roles is a part of a larger tapestry I’m trying to make sense of, so I can break from the scenes I’ve been doomed to act out over and over again.Building a Hope Chest for the Cruel Governess
2025-2026
The Weary Promise of a Plan, dye, ink and thread on silk, 36"X18"
The Hoarder's Swan Song, dye, ink, and embroidery on satin, 37"X20"
I Don't Want to be your Haunted House Anymore, dye, ink, and matte medium on vinyl upholstery fabric, 24"X37"
I Hid There Before I Got Brave, diptych, Mixed media, top - 26" X 19", bottom- 27" X 21"
I Was Somewhere Else, 22"X27", acrylic and cotton embroidery on chiffon scarf
Home Alone, 29"X17", Oil Pastel, ink, gold dust, and thread on cotton mounted to leather
Get That Kid a Deadbolt, 27X29", acrylic, thread, cord, and yarn on cotton lace backed with satin and flannel
the Flowers in the Attic and the Pale Blue Dot, 25X44", ink, acrylic, dye, silk thread, and pencil on wool and satin backed with cotton
Archetypes
2025-2026
Untitled, mixed media 24" X 27" X 20"
Untitled, mixed media 22" X 66" X 5"
Untitled, mixed media, 36" X 28"
Untitled, mixed media, 24"X18"X18"
Untitled, mixed media, 28" X 15" X 5" (height with cord 50")
Untitled, mixed media, 25" X 10" X 9"
Untitled, mixed media, 23" X 18" X 4"