Artist Statement

My work begins with disruption. I cut, layer, tear, rebuild, and let the materials argue before they settle. What appears resolved often carries the memory of conflict beneath it. I am interested in that tension, the moment when something almost falls apart but chooses to hold.

Working primarily in acrylic, foil, cloth, cardboard, and mixed materials, I treat the surface as a living field rather than a fixed composition. I often rearrange fragments intuitively, allowing misalignment and interruption to guide the structure. The process is physical and responsive. Paint is scraped away, corners are weighted, edges are thickened or softened. Each decision is a negotiation between control and surrender.

Collaboration also shapes the work. My twin sister and I frequently exchange pieces, painting into each other’s surfaces, challenging what feels too polite, pushing what feels too safe. That critical exchange keeps the work honest. It prevents resolution from becoming complacency.

I am drawn to contrast. Bold color against quiet space. Gloss against matte. Bulk against flatness. Light that breaks through density. Even when the surface appears calm, there is pressure underneath it. The work holds both tension and permission, structure and vulnerability.

These pieces are not illustrations of an idea. They are records of decisions. They are evidence of risk. They ask what remains after argument, after interruption, after revision. They are about endurance, about letting the surface change, and about trusting that something stronger can emerge from being taken apart.