Artist Statement
I come from resourceful people who fix what’s broken, make things last, and figure it out as they go. I pay attention to where hardship and care coexist in how people live and what gets left behind in the struggle to overcome a legacy of neglect.
Through experiences that challenge humanity, the weathered and scarred become ordinary, and the ordinary beautiful. I make to remain connected and to celebrate the moments that reveal a quiet strength, instinctual resilience, and possibility of breaking through.
Mom and siblings, East Tennessee, 1975