Artist Statement:
My love of paper and its suspicious delicacy developed alongside my love of the printed multiple. Originally trained as a printmaker, my work heavily focuses on the manipulation of patterned screen prints, various Japanese papers and large scale sheets of Tyvek. Using a utility knife as a pen, intertwined with obsessive mark making, creates the overall meditative practice of my papercut works.
My current works have been exploring the introduction of paper wearables and installations that mimic entrances to hidden worlds. Punctured surface textures, the playfulness of shadows and a simple color palette create a multi-layered, multi-dimensional conversation inside each of my paper creations.
With loose mental plans of each cut out, I welcome the spontaneous patterns that mimic a foreign, undiscovered world. Ephemeral in nature and material, my works allow for play on the subtlety of our everyday rituals and how quickly they evolve by our moment to moment decisions.
