Woodcut On Paper Edition of 3 Dimensions (WxH): 70 x 44cm
Through a printmaking practice, I transform imagery of my daily actions, reshaping moments of domestic maintenance into elegant gestures. The hands become a tool- not for cleaning the bathroom or putting away the laundry- but for creative exploration in the studio. Woven, carved, or printed, the abundance of vibrant hands overlap and interact with one another creating a choreography of gestures. This community of one person's actions is at times visually overwhelming and chaotic, yet still outwardly joyful.
By printing my quotidian gestures, the seemingly cheerful compositions began to carry more weighted meditations. I aim to celebrate as well as expose the mental and physical labors of women's everyday lives. Upholding impossible standards and spreading myself thin through multitasking rarely allows for a moment of rest.
Through the artmaking processes I reflect on the sense of accomplishment and joy derived from anxiety-inducing systems of labor. While my work examines exhaustion and expectation, the physical act of carving and printing grounds me. The repetition becomes meditative rather than frantic. The studio becomes a space where labor shifts from imposed expectation to chosen devotion. In that distinction, joy emerges—not as compliance, but as reclamation.
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Woodcut On Paper Edition of 3 Dimensions (WxH): 70 x 44cm
Through a printmaking practice, I transform imagery of my daily actions, reshaping moments of domestic maintenance into elegant gestures. The hands become a tool- not for cleaning the bathroom or putting away the laundry- but for creative exploration in the studio. Woven, carved, or printed, the abundance of vibrant hands overlap and interact with one another creating a choreography of gestures. This community of one person's actions is at times visually overwhelming and chaotic, yet still outwardly joyful.
By printing my quotidian gestures, the seemingly cheerful compositions began to carry more weighted meditations. I aim to celebrate as well as expose the mental and physical labors of women's everyday lives. Upholding impossible standards and spreading myself thin through multitasking rarely allows for a moment of rest.
Through the artmaking processes I reflect on the sense of accomplishment and joy derived from anxiety-inducing systems of labor. While my work examines exhaustion and expectation, the physical act of carving and printing grounds me. The repetition becomes meditative rather than frantic. The studio becomes a space where labor shifts from imposed expectation to chosen devotion. In that distinction, joy emerges—not as compliance, but as reclamation.
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