my work is a celebration of femininity and queer joy. i use art to reject cisheteronormativity, queering traditional forms of artmaking by using craft techniques, bright colors, and decorative embellishments. i want to encourage others to explore the liberating expanse of femininity by creating technicolor portals into my femme fantasy. my work is loud and confident, asserting the queer feminine perspective as a voice that demands to be listened to.

      candy-colored compositions lure viewers in, inviting them to look at the details more intimately. beneath the sparkling surfaces, there is a vulnerable, soft underbelly of emotional sensitivity and existential questioning. i often use fruit and flowers to speak to the delicacy and viscerality of the human body, and i proudly reclaim the term “fruity.” although my work is bold and sometimes obnoxious, it is also healing, playful, and sweet. 

      my practice is a balance of precision and play. i experiment with materials like beads, rhinestones, glitter, and fiber to honor the history of craft while highlighting its connections to femininity and queerness. i aim to create a spectacle of creative labor that has been historically overlooked, and i pull from nostalgia to imagine a more whimsical and hopeful existence.

 

     (i purposefully do not use capitalization, inspired by bell hooks.)