Utilizing discarded fabric and linens, miscellaneous sewing notions, and collected imagery, I create mixed media stories that map my personal experiences as a mentally and chronically physically ill woman. I work intuitively and let the pieces take on a life of their own, honoring them as a kind of heirloom. Throughout the labors of sewing and transporting, my pieces develop flaws like holes, inconsistencies, and hanging threads. Rather than removing these elements to refine the piece, I choose to include them, or if I do mend or alter them, I do so in an incredibly visible way. This process is meant to mimic the imperfections and inconsistencies that exist within human life, and to illustrate the beauty there is in learning and changing as a result of lived experience. In stitching together these forgotten fragments, both fiber and image, I feel I am preserving the holiness of the every day.
