All my quilts are approximately human-sized. My work is regularly hung in exhibitions or photographed flat, but each quilt is meant to leave the two dimensional plane and enter the three dimensions of everyday use. I aim to create work that is both visually compelling and intimately practical, where every stitch carries meaning, both in how it appears and in the comfort it offers.
At the heart of my work is the concept of nesting—the ways in which we physically and emotionally root ourselves in a new place. As a transplant from the United States to Norway, this nesting is both an intimate and monumental task, that involves not only constructing a space for oneself, but also navigating the topographies of a new culture, language, and landscape. I draw inspiration from the comfort of a curve, the thrill of piecing puzzles, and the directive of the topographic maps I utilized throughout my frequently changing careers. My current series of Many Nested Curves presses the layered complexity of mapping into precision puzzling of color, line, and shape.
Through my ongoing exploration of these themes, I hope to invite viewers to reflect on their own relationships to place, whether they, too, are in the process of migration, or whether they simply seek to understand the ways we all, in one way or another, find comfort in the landscapes of our lives. Ultimately, my work is a meditation on the fluid and often fragile ways we make meaning of the world, while continuously seeking to find our way home.
