Fragments of the past echo within my installations, mixed with my current 
perspective on concepts of memory and the passage of time.  I create visual 
narratives combining self-portraiture and appropriated family snap-shots.  
Steel, glass, resin, ink, and satin become tangible reminders and residue 
from these narratives. Multiple repetitive elements reiterate and reconstruct 
the moment.  Repetition becomes a metaphor for the fragmentation of a 
memory and the desire to recapture those ephemeral moments. 

I have been working in site-specific installations, which concentrate on 
narratives combining self-portraiture and appropriated family snap-shots.  
These installations focus on specific moments delineating rites of passage 
or moments in the changing make-up of the family structure, or in a woman's 
life. 

I use my experiences to interpret how photographs and narratives become 
tangible reminders. In blending familial photographs and self-portraits, I am 
echoing fragments of my past with my current perspective on experiences of 
my mother and grandmother. 

As an artist, my goal is to exhibit, lecture and conduct workshops. It is 
important to me to continually experiment with my work technically, educate 
myself further in a multitude of media, and challenge myself conceptually to 
broaden my themes and content in my work. I have many future projects, 
which involve the development of my work, giving lectures and workshops for 
the public, and exhibiting in different parts of the country and the world. 


With my installations, I am trying to express concepts of memory and the 
passage of time — universal concepts to which an audience can relate. 
Through national and international exhibitions, workshops and lectures, 
I hope to use the public's response to inform my work and further develop 
my artistic voice.