Process, nature, and exploration drive my studio practice — the question “What if?” being the catalyst. My work aims to evoke the sensations experienced in sacred spaces and gardens; landscapes that draw the viewer in and invite contemplation. I use a vocabulary of shapes drawn from ancient mosaics, pavements, and gardens across cultures to re-examine the meaning of landscape and place. Spontaneity and the presence of the human hand are vital to my practice. The works on paper include pencil rubbings from lace, trims, and embroidered handkerchiefs. The painted and embroidered tapestries are composed of scavenged and repurposed materials: drop cloths, fabrics, dressmaking elements, garden netting, translucent fabric from flower bouquets, and old bed sheets, many connected to my personal life. I sew by hand, the needle and thread an alternate paintbrush. The tapestries’ textured surface varies. It blends and contrasts embroidered and appliquéd shapes and lines, integrating loose brushstrokes with botanical and geometric shapes from handmade stencils. Three years ago, I introduced the airplane character. In the context of sacred spaces and cultures, forces always came from the skies — rain, lightning bolts, deities. Planes act as messengers and pollinators. They carry destruction or sustenance. Annihilation or aid. Menace or assurance.

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