Feint-Hearted

The personal history of a material possesses the power of impacting the symbolic meaning of the object in which it is made into. The materials I use, such as pearls, fur, silver, and fabric, are often ordinary, yet they imbue the objects I create with meaning, creating a connection between the material and the experiences that have shaped my identity.

My process of making begins as an obsession with an emotion connected to an object, idea, or relationship. I combine numerous methods of making to create pieces about my experiences with love, sexuality, and anxiety. My expertise is not in a specific material and exploiting its properties, rather it is in exploiting the memories embodied by the material. My work incorporates the personal history of my materials, and in turn, the stories of my emotions.

The work that I am creating is about the fear and anxiety caused from a lack of intimacy in my relationships. Nearly a decade ago, I created a pillow and blanket out of white rabbit fur. These pieces were forced to reflect my desires rather than the reality of my emotions or experiences. I unknowingly created unwanted effigies that I carried with me for years. I am turning the materials from my past into objects of adornment, pierced by hundreds of pins and needles.

God is my Oath., 2024
2,548 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver

Harlow, 2023
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver

Carmine, 2023
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Millicent, 2023
3,641 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread

Sweet Otillie, 2023
pins and needles, rabbit fur, glass pearls, thread

Savannah, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Sofia's Belonging, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Heaven, 2022
998 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Eve, 2022
5,160 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread, steel

Belle, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver

Blooming, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, lacquer, steel

Passage, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, earring backs, silver, thread

Semele, 2022
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver

Honey, 2021
1,176 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread

Nectar, 2021
1,367 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, glass pearls, thread

Heavybreather, 2021
5,113 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread

Jupiter, 2021
pins and needles, hematite, rabbit fur, lacquer, silver

Monarch, 2021
10,047 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Monarch, 2021
10,047 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Missy, 2021
pins and needles, rubies, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Lush, 2020
1,500 pins and needles, rabbit fur, cotton, silver, thread

Linger, 2020
57 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread

Truffle, 2020
441 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread