The end of a dinner party always creates a sense of dread in me. The smell of dirt and the dull blue light of the rain make me quiet and stagnant as I sit on the porch of my childhood home. The red light of upstate New York in the fall, which infects everything for three days, is the feeling of authenticity I try to find in the people who surround me. My artistic practice is constantly chasing these indescribable feelings.

Through my work, I explore the tension of trying to describe something indescribable by shaping my environment, rather than letting it shape me.

This concept informs my work. I use materials like wood, fiber, paper, and light to investigate the universal connections that unite us. These organic and imperfect materials reflect the essence of humanity—layered, fragile, evolving, and resilient. My art explores shared human experiences in a world often fixated on division. I aim to create spaces that encourage reflection on what fundamentally connects us—our physical existence, emotions, and collective experiences. By focusing on universal concepts such as home, the body, and intangible emotions, I strive to nurture a sense of connection and understanding.

My artistic practice also reflects my exploration of environment, tangible vs intangible. Growing up with a sense of displacement and uncertainty about my role in relationships and society, I turn to art to process these emotions and create meaning. My feelings of instability compel me to construct spaces and environments through installation where I can reclaim a sense of control. Through my work, I reverse the dynamic of being shaped by my surroundings and instead take an active role in shaping them. I explore how humans are light, living in environments made up of light; 

we are light perceiving light.