Project: “Apron As Artifact”

My new body of work uses the form of the apron as a cultural artifact and as a symbol of domestic constraint and personal resilience. Each piece is to be built from unconventional materials - from stitched paper imprinted with evidence of violence, shell casings, hybridized quilt fragments with portraits of women, translucent acrylic sheets ghosting women whose accomplishments disappear from history, and more - to explore how women’s labor and identities are shaped and carried. Each piece transforms a familiar domestic object into a site of tension - between protection and confinement, visibility and erasure. Together, they examine how women’s labor, visibility, and histories are carried, worn, and sometimes imposed.

TARGET PRACTICE

Acrylic Paint, Monotype Prints, Embroidery Floss, .22 Caliber Brass Shell Casings, Spent 12-Guage Shotgun Shell Casings, Claycopter Target Discs, Rope, Grommets, Fabric Trims, Hanger

43” x 24” x 1”

2026

TORN AT THE SEAMS

Acrylic Paint, Mulberry Paper, Shuji Rice Paper, Printed Pattern Tissue, Linocut Prints, Artist Pens, Embroidery Floss, Fabrics, Adhesives, Hanger

42” x 24” x 1”

2026

GHOST APRON

Translucent Acrylic Sheets, Transparency Film Inkjet Prints, Acetate, Ribbon, Vellum, Embroidery Floss, Eye Glasses, Nylon Webbing, Grommets, Adhesives, Hanger

64” x 33” x 1”

2026

I AM THE SEAM

Acrylic on Canvas, Antique Cotton Quilt Squares, Fabrics, Tulle, Grommets, Vinyl Letters, Hanger

62” x 27” x 2”

2026

PAPER THIN UNIFORM

Hand Altered Monotype

Acrylic Paint, Gell Prints, Artist Pens, Embroidery Floss, Thread, Fabric Trims, Hanger

41” x 30” x 2”

2026