Creating sculptures which are both
abstract and figurative, engineered and organic, my work explores contemporary
issues of concern to our global
culture. The serious issues I tackle such as militarism, feminism, racism,
and capitalism are contrasted with fabric made of lively colors, patterns
and textures. My visual language combines textiles and found materials
from Africa to Asia to South America to underscore how are problems and
solutions are multicultural.
Open and dynamic, hanging from the ceiling and walls these animated
sculptures with their strong bodily references assert their presence and
power in this world. Along with my mixed media stitched drawings, the
sculptures merge body art with the use of nonconventional feminine
materials to form a new hybrid. Taking inspiration from Rembrandt to
Bourgeois, and from Japanese woodcuts to conceptualism my dialogue
with the history of painting and sculpture invites viewers into a new
world where imagination and wit reign supreme. |