Artist Statement

My work examines identity, domesticity, and the pressures placed on women through cultural expectations and social conditioning. I use ceramic sculpture and printmaking to explore recurring symbols of constructed womanhood, particularly bras and panties.

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Rooted in domestic space, my practice draws from traditional women’s labor. I use dress patterns to shape clay garments, echoing the sewing and craft I learned from my German mother. The repetition of patterns in textiles, wallpaper, and china is a visual language that runs throughout my work.

Lately, I’ve turned to the stories of my childhood, especially Grimm’s fairy tales, revisiting their dark and subversive content and how they were later reshaped into moral tools, particularly for girls. These tales reveal how early socialization reinforces narrow roles for women.

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A key strategy in my practice is to seduce with beauty. I use craft, detail, and form to invite viewers in, then challenge them to confront deeper questions about our inherited beliefs.