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STATEMENT OF WORK
I make work about feminism and labor using the mop, an everyday object, as a point of departure. To be blunt, I’ve had an ongoing obsession with mops, feminism and labor. Drawing, painting, sculpture and installation are practiced as I delve into these topics. I start with the personal: making self-portraits, repeating textures and lines over and over to self soothe, and embracing the repetitive nature of craft that keeps my hands busy allowing my mind to wander. I expand the work to offer my community moments of respite, while they get lost in the repetitions and textures I create, come together to share through making and conversation, and make time for maintenance. Through this all I process the continual stream of input from the world that challenges me to make change.
With the introduction of fiber, aka mop, the work has begun to lean heavily on craft and how craft can be used as a form of maintenance. I define maintenance as caring for oneself and one’s community, a necessity, not a frill. I want to create space for maintenance.