Posts in STUDIO NOTES
Step Inside My Studio: Join Me at Sunset Park Open Studios 2024

Much of my recent work explores the themes of motherhood, family, and the passage of time. As a mother, I've been balancing the everyday tasks of raising a child with the emotional complexities of life, and these experiences have deeply influenced my art. I often start with quick sketches based or referencing my ultrasound printouts, which then evolve into more complex pieces. Whether it's turning family stories into clay sculptures or using cochineal ink to create paintings, I’m always searching for ways to connect the past with the present.

Read More
Art or Theater? Figuring out how to make autobiographical artwork

Last year I made a series of paintings about my matrescence (the complicated emotional and physical process of becoming a mother) called Postpartum Paintings. This work was very autobiographical, raw, and made up of what I would call experiments in acrylic painting and ceramics. I was figuring out how to make art out of and during a very difficult personal experience. After -- and while -- I was making the work I did a lot of research, see my Suggested Reading List: Postpartum Paintings, and looked at other artwork about motherhood, along with watching numerous tv shows and movies, having lots of conversations with other moms, and birthing and raising a baby. My baby is now two years old. 

Read More