"In my work, materials traditionally used in the construction and adornment of homes are composed into bodily creatures and domestic objects. This practice serves to examine the relationship between materials and gender. For me, these materials and their combinations represent the complexity of deep internal systems. I see many parallels between domestic objects and the human body and psyche, particularly that of the feminine experience, like the long history of the female in a supporting role. Dialogues of femininity, domesticity, warmth, comfort, fragility, strength, necessity, and motherhood are addressed through this collection of objects. By imparting a personality into them, giving each more human-like colors, gestures and forms, I begin to unravel my own history. The materials I use transform, recreate, and reimagine domestic objects while at the same time, reference the human body. Each sculpture is made of foam that is heavily layered and built into cube-like forms that are then carved into each unique shape. The labor intensive process is a self soothing act, as a means to work through inherent traumas."