Inside of sculpture and installation, I investigate a state of transformation, literally and metaphorically through process and materials. By working within a set parameter of reclaiming, upcycling, abstracting and transforming discarded, donated or resold articles of clothing, I am able to question and address familiar features of form and deformity relative to the human body.
These questions presented in my work involving the human body are influenced and inspired by the body’s structures & systems, proportions & scales, interiors & exteriors, textures & colors, and orientations & identities.

The primary material focus of my sculpture is that which are inherently associated with the body and moreover possess a visceral, tactile, and sensual quality. Currently I utilize reclaimed clothing as a material source considering that it directly encompasses the essence of the human figure. By reclaiming and abstracting a material such as upcycled articles of clothing, I am able to question the expectation of the existing objects while revealing a different understanding of the selected materials through their transformation.

More specifically through sculpture and installation I explore my relationship with the expectations, orientations and identities of being a human body. Creating work elicited from the structures that compose the Circulatory, Digestive, Endocrine, Immune, Muscular, Nervous, Renal, Reproductive, Respiratory, & Skeletal systems of the human body evoke core questions regarding our humanity and mortality. Finished pieces unveil a dialog, and often generate a debate, about human rights & privileges and also touch upon the status quo & deviation regarding personal bodily decisions.