I consider myself a materialist both in the sense that I like physical objects, and that the materials with which I work are as meaningful to me as the conceptual content. Textiles (and the materials from which they are made) are a fundamental part of human culture, serving both practical and aesthetic purposes from the earliest days of human activity and playing a significant role in the development of civilization. I am inspired by this work of human hands creating textiles throughout history, all over the world.
As the world has become more mechanized, however, and digital ephemera has become entirely ubiquitous in our lives, the tactile work of human hands has become rarer and thus more precious. In my work I use traditional methods to present new ideas, frequently manipulating digital imagery in order to translate it into a handmade textile. In doing so I hope to pay respect to the hand-work of the past while making a case for its continued relevance and importance in the 21st century.
Education
AAS, Textile and Surface Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, 2008
BA, Colby College, 1998
BFA Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1994-5
Exhibitions
2019 Creative Mosaic II: Artists Working in Queens, The Plaxall Gallery, Queens, NY
2019 RECYCLE, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
—Awarded Best in Show
2019 The Freedom of Abstraction, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Persistence: A National Exhibition Celebrating Women's Empowerment,
d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2018 Material Matters, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Crafting Change, Gallery FIT, New York, NY
2016 Mixed Bag, Handweaver's Guild of America Convergence, Milwaukee, WI
—1st Place and HGA award
2008 Art and Design Graduating Students Exhibition, Gallery FIT, New York, NY
Publications
"Vital Threads," pp. 14-19, Hue: The Magazine of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Summer 2019
"HGA Award Recipients 2016," p. 18, and "Mixed Bag, All Media," pp. 28 and 32,
Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot issue no. 190, Summer 2017
"Textile and Surface Design," p. 36, Icon Magazine, Vol. 33, Fall 2008
