My work explores the daily rituals, chaos, humor, repetition, and frustrations that come with being a mother inside the home. As a mother, I am constantly flooded with a tidal wave of emotion: frustration, anger, exhaustion, empathy, and deep love. The domestic space, for me, is both a site of confinement and creativity. It’s where the demands of caregiving collide with moments of deep reflection, observation, and making. Within this space, I find a strange intimacy and tension that fuels my work. By exploring the familiar I aim to honor the labor embedded in daily domestic life.  I draw inspiration from other artist-mothers who courageously share their personal narratives, stories that validate and strengthen all who perform this often invisible labor. One of my key influences is South African tapestry artist Billie Zangewa, who coined the term “Daily Feminism” to highlight the essential, everyday acts that mothers perform to keep our ecosystem moving forward.

In my practice, I work with a range of materials, photographic collages, ink, printing making, and oil paint. I often tear and staple large sheets of paper to the wall, embracing a raw physicality in my process. The range of mediums allow me to control the intensity through layers of color, texture, wash, and line, channeling the weight and frenetic energy of caregiving. My hope is that viewers recognize fragments of their own domestic experience within these altered scenes and connect through the shared nuances of daily life.