My work explores femininity and adornment in ways that break down gender binaries while still celebrating feminine expression. I draw from my background in ballet and an interest in fashion to create fiber-based work that explores gesture and redefines what is seen as bodily adornment. Both humorous and disturbing, the forms I create are informed by touch and the physical expressions of emotions. I often use stuffing to create this dichotomy because these forms refer to the transitional objects of childhood, suggesting a feeling of comfort. And yet they are unnerving as they have a life and agenda of their own.

My thesis project Love Letters from My Spine to Your Rib Bone is a series of five sculptures that operate between object and entity. These lines are blurred and explored through the poetry of their titles and photographs of the sculptures interacting with a human form. The sculptures are made with fabrics - both found and handmade - that play with pastel pinks, tans, and floral motifs. Details such as bright orange stitch work and yarn hair highlight the body as adornment. This work is a love-act and a process of care through craft labor. It is a celebration of a feminine queerness and a mediation on touch and the body. Through this work, I speak to my queer and femme identity and invite the viewer into that space with me.

Welcome. Handle with care, for I have ripped myself apart at the seams and sewn my hands to your spine so that you can sense my touch. Do you feel it? This is my palace. And maybe it’s also yours.

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