layers.................veneer.................bodily....................surface.............patterning

These are the elements I use to address issues of identity, political structures and cultural facades.  I am interested in what produces these constructions and how they manifest in contemporary society.

I choose materials such as silk, porcelain, mannequin parts or quilting pins, that are laden with meaning.  Unique to silk is the ability to retain the shape of objects and forms no longer present.  My process involves manipulating a material until its intended purpose is obscured and the piece embodies aspects of:  layering, the veneer, the body, surfaces and patterning.  Only then can my work speak to issues regarding personal and cultural constructs. 

Nature is an influence; less for its beauty and serenity than for it's relentless force and impartial application.  It is this methodology that I aim to harness in my own work.