Artist's Statement

The paintings in this series share a grid structure and semiotic language, forming a narrative in which shapes function as distinct characters. Through variation and repetition, these forms assert their presence and reflect a yearning to be seen. I create rules to establish structure, then push against them - shapes exist on different planes, splinter, or fall into place.  Marks intersect the surface, suggesting an additional or alternate structure and highlighting the dichotomy between openness and impenetrability - gestures that speak to both connection and isolation.

Themes of erasure and absence are integral to my practice. The marks I make suggest something missing or implied, yet deeply present. This is especially true in the context of personal loss, specifically the estrangement of one of my children. That rupture renders a part of my identity unseen. Who I was as a mother in active relationship with my child no longer shows up in the visible narrative of my life. My work seeks to create space - to hold complexity, to witness, and to honor what remains unseen.