Project Statement
My current practice explores the intersections of grief, memory, identity, and Appalachian heritage through craft-based processes that deconstruct and reconstruct personal histories. Losing my mother at a young age deeply influenced my understanding of memory as fragile, mutable, and shaped by time. Through materials like quilts, woven textiles, and family photographs, I create works that serve as vessels for remembrance, grief, and healing.
By deconstructing and reassembling physical artifacts of memory, such as cutting quilts into woven forms and piecing photographs into traditional quilting patterns, I reflect the non-linear nature of remembering, where elements of the past are preserved, altered, and reimagined over time. Rooted in the cultural traditions of Appalachian craft, my work uses these practices as a means of storytelling and as a sensory exploration of memory. By engaging touch, texture, and materiality, I aim to transform memory into something tangible—something that can be pieced together, held, or felt, even if it is imperfect or incomplete.