For me, the body is a temple, a figure, in which one exists. Each body is different from the outside to the inside, but it allows us to move and live. I produce visceral, abstract artwork that grapples with my developing understanding of the human body, particularly women's bodies, with special attention to the relationship between body, form, and the senses. Ever since I was a little girl I have been attracted to art, the making of beautiful things. My mother and sister were always the most supportive of my art. While they encouraged me, I listened carefully to their passions, specifically, their passion for women’s health and their admiration for the amazing capacity of the female anatomy. Their passion inspired and drove me to create work showcasing this unique and precious gift of being a woman. My art represents the transformation of the body and the changes that take place within women’s bodies. I chose to juxtapose simple materials in my artwork with found materials in which I saw potential, transforming them into something new. This provided depth and layers to my pieces. By using a combination of simple and found materials, it creates a juxtaposition of depth and layers. Within my work, I take this idea and portray it in the form of abstract experimental textiles or plaster-sculpted pieces. Combining the organic and gauzy qualities of draped fabric, with the solid textured plaster, it speaks to the interior tissues, organs, and various linings of the body. Hidden behind every fold and crease in the tulle, another element or material attracts the viewer to examine it closer. The texture created with the plaster intrigues someone to look at pieces that may make them feel uncomfortable with what they are seeing. The dual emotion invokes the feeling of both beauty with the ugly. I want to portray this feeling because too many times people mistake the impactful moments in life, like giving birth or breaking a bone as something unpleasant. But how beautiful is it to bring another life onto this planet, or how your own bone can heal itself. The body is not one, simple organism, but a complex creation.