Through making, I am exploring the shifting nature of relationships, lived experiences, and identity. At the core is connection; how do I relate to others, to particular places, to fleeting moments… and what does it mean when I don’t? My process moves through layering, gesture, and material, each action marking and unmarking what came before in examination of my own reality and the history of where and who I come from.
I grew up moving often between Minnesota and California, rarely staying long in one place. That rhythm of departure and return shaped my sense of belonging and continues to inform how I create. Later diagnoses of ADHD and autism gave new language to the dissonance I’ve felt in relationships and spaces. My identity as a tribal member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians (Luiseño), alongside Chicanx, Irish, and Scandinavian roots, brings its own layers to my work. Storytelling is a through-line across my inheritances, and I hope to honor those traditions in my practice.