About
About Me
I am an interdisciplinary artist who grounds experiences in life through fiber and visual arts, as well as in creative writing. In addition to the foundation of creating solo art, I value and enjoy the collaborative process. l examine the intersection between art and building resilience through the lens of aging, in my own life and in collaboration with other women.
I generate and facilitate projects that offer free access to art and art making with women who live with mental illness. This cohort of elders celebrate and continue to explore resilience through writing, sharing, breath work, and representing that resilience in individual and collaborative art. All this as we continue to heal intergenerational trauma.
I have been awarded Minnesota State Arts Board grants (2021, 2022, 2025) and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant (2023). I live in Minneapolis and work out of a progressive art studio, Fresh Eye Arts, in St. Paul.
About My Work
Resilience is a theme and concept that intrigues me, particularly as I go into the last quarter of my life. How can I express the concepts of aging and resilience through art?
This question informs how I show up for my visual art. I experiment with reflection and how it is expressed through weaving, writing, and mixed media. I bridge ideas and approaches with curiosity as I generate new art connected to autobiography told through interdisciplinary art forms.
I prioritize working with natural and repurposed materials. Doing so reflects my process of recycling life “material”. As an aging artist and alchemist I transform the difficulties of lived experience and make new meaning in my life.
Artist M.C. Richards expressed a sentiment that resonates for me. She said, “I learn through my hands and my eyes and my skin what I could never learn through my
brain.”
What I’m Up To
Here are a few recent projects. You can see more events and news below.
Focusing on aging as I lean into the last quarter of my life and how this impacts my life as an artist
Through breath work, I bring myself into the present moment while accepting things the way they are
Writing Artobiography: A Weaver’s Journal and reflecting this work through small scale weavings
Actively applying for artist residencies as I continue to work on my memoir titled Artobiography: A Weaver’s Journal and grants to fund access to free art experiences to women who have disability
Exploring the intersection of addressing stigma and its connection to the larger pursuit of disability justice