Artist Statement
 

There is this certain comfort that can be found in discomfort and that is what I seek to invoke. I aim to provide comfort not only to myself but to others that have experienced trauma at the hands of men and add to the discomfort of those who haven’t. I use art to share what feels like isolated experiences but in reality are far too common. Through sculpture, I create pieces of scenes that break the idea of the body as an object and as a concept. I have displayed dinner tables of various body parts and sections of the body to show the idea of consumption in its many forms. The materials I use like silicone, fabric, wax, paper, and plaster, all strike this sense of familiarity in me from their softness. To me, these materials relate back to femininity and the role women hold in craft, mixed with the enforced softness of women reflected in them. When placed in contrast with the abrasive themes of cannibalism, sexual assault, body horror, and sexism, it creates a duality drenched in sheets of white and shades of red. The manipulation of the body through sculpture is where I have found catharsis.

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