“In my body of work, I have focused on death and innocence, combining both hard and soft materials to display this dichotomy. Using textiles, I have created soft sculptures that are informed through self-reflection about my memories, thoughts, and the feelings that come with them. Every aspect of my work has been made with a specific intention. The animals I have chosen to include in my work are all symbolic, whether it is portraying inherent softness or warped childhood. My use of textile materials such as ribbon, yarn, differently textured fabrics, and incorporating crochet helps me feel like I am physically putting pieces of myself into my sculptures.

Everything I create is deeply personal to me because my work is a way of processing the concepts that come with said self-reflection. I take inspiration from and model my work after intrusive thoughts to express these otherwise hidden parts of myself. I will also take from experiences throughout my life. A big influence was having witnessed my stepfather's decline in health throughout my childhood, leading to his untimely death when I was eleven.

When creating grotesque sculptures, especially when they are based on living beings, they can begin to be quickly misinterpreted as purely shock value. Though this is undeniably a part of my work to be embraced, it is not even half of my intention. My intention is to, instead, connect with the viewers of my work by inviting them to absorb what is in front of them and sit with whatever unpleasant thoughts may come up. This acts as a form of their own self-reflection to think about their reaction to the work, and then what that reaction may say about themselves.”