What I DO
My work explores ecological thresholds—known as ecotones—where distinct environments meet, overlap, and transform. These transitional zones often reveal hidden systems beneath the surface of the landscape: root networks, geological strata, and shifting boundaries where one environment gradually becomes another.
Walking and observing the landscape are central to my process. Exposed roots, eroding shorelines and riverbanks, and layered rock formations reveal the subtle structures that shape ecosystems over time. In the studio, these observations are translated into material assemblies that suggest movement, accumulation, and drift.
Working across mixed media, textiles, sculpture, and installation, I transform these environmental systems into layered material forms.
Torn edges, stitched threads, embedded fragments, and textured surfaces allow materials to interact in ways that echo natural processes, where boundaries are porous and constantly changing.
Rather than beginning with fixed designs, the process grows from observation and experimentation. Working with materials until relationships emerge, allows surfaces to rupture, overlap, and reveal underlying structures. The resulting pieces often resemble fragments of terrain or cross-sections of landscape—visual structures that suggest both surface environments and the hidden systems that support them.
Through this work I explore how landscapes hold multiple histories at once: ecological, geological, and human. Each piece becomes a small terrain where materials, time, and place intersect.