My art comes from an urgent need to observe, document, and ultimately make something out of what I experience. I am inspired by materials that have had a previous life of some kind, such as unwanted books, deadstock fabrics, fallen leaves. This is expressed in many ways, from traditional painting to cut paper art to pom-pom design. My studio practice primarily includes painting, sometimes on collaged substrates, textile art and book art. My goal is always to illuminate a part of the world previously shadowed.