Artist Statement

I am haunted by the stories trapped inside discarded objects. There's something deeply moving about things that have outlived their purpose—VHS tapes, CDs, tangled cables, worn fabric scraps, expired medication, old makeup. They all carry emotional weight beyond their original function.
My process is a conversation with mystery. Paint, wax and resin flow between objects, creating connections I didn't plan but somehow always needed. Warped cassette tape becomes drawing. Capsules explode under my heat gun. Eye shadow crumbles. CD fragments catch light like scattered jewels.
What I'm really exploring through these sculptural paintings is our tender, complicated relationship with letting go. Every piece becomes a kind of personal archaeology—both mine and whoever first owned each object. When people look at my work, I hope they recognize something about their own attachments, the things they can't quite throw away.
Through this practice of salvage and transformation, I celebrate the profound stories embedded in our most overlooked possessions. Each piece asks: What do we keep? What do we release? And what happens in that space between holding on and letting go?

Artist Statement