BIOGRAPHY

My creative research is rooted in the archival nature of textiles and their ability to hold memory and identity. I remix the aesthetics of traditionally “feminine” floral patterns and delicate motifs - imagery that has historically been dismissed as kitsch. In my work, I act as a fashion designer, seamstress, painter, digital artist, and video maker, but above all, I advocate for taking agency over personal selfhood to form a better future through an active creative practice.
 
My early digital art experimentations as a young creative led me to discover a method of personal archiving and digital editing and collaging, which laid the foundation for my current interdisciplinary approach. In my current practice, digital and physical processes coalesce in a cyclical exploration of learned femininity and past/future memory building + reinventing.
 
I design and construct fabric patterns and garments as portraits of dream versions of myself and significant people in my life. Through meticulous digital collage techniques, I create vibrant, intricate fabric designs, which I then print and transform into wearable garments. These designs are also translated onto canvases, so I can reinterpret them tactically through my expressionistic painting practice. Simultaneously, I create both these paintings and wearable pieces to celebrate personal growth and new possibilities, all while embracing the archival nature of textiles, photographs, and painting itself.
 
Each garment and painting I create reflects the dynamic essence of someone (or some moment or feeling) that is vitally important to my being. By designing, making, and wearing these garments, I engage in a cyclical process of memory-making, transforming clothing into a living archive layered with experience and potential. My photo and video documentations continue the cycle, as they are incorporated into new digital collages, thus repeating the routine. My garments and paintings create a dialogue wherein each medium informs and transforms the other, forming an environment that celebrates self-expression and community. This work is vibrant, saturated, and glamorous, yet intricately planned to elucidate both a sense of joy and intentionality.
 
As my practice evolves, I want to continue deepening the narratives within my paintings - their continual abstraction of layered personal origins, their interplay with garment-making, and the joy of getting lost in the moment.

Ultimately, I invite viewers to engage with and wear these garments as vessels for memory and joy-making. I hope to inspire reflections on how we craft and carry our own stories, using artmaking to reshape and reclaim our memories and identities, so that we can all move towards a more joyful future.