Why is my Art Avant-Garde?
WHAT SHAPES MY ART-
I am an artist shaped by resilience, family, and a deep commitment to creating responsible art. My work is rooted in sustainability—I reuse, recycle, and upcycle materials, giving new life to frames, prints, recycled papers, found objects, and forgotten pieces.
My Artisan works follows the same philosophy, crafted from reclaimed and vintage elements.
WHAT DRAWS ME IN -
Creatively, I’m drawn to unusual perspectives and concepts. My work steps into your space, unapologetically near, demanding to be felt as much as seen, yet it always carries threads of light, joy, and hope. I’ve faced many hardships, but each time I rise, I search for beauty in unexpected places—the color in the shadows, the light that others overlook. I believe everything in creation holds its own quiet brilliance when viewed from a different angle.
YES, BUT WHY SO CLOSE-
I’ve always experienced the world at a strange distance. Watching humans interact with each other and the objects around them, as if an Alien from Off World learning how to BE. I have Asperger's Autism (now called Neurodivergent). Feeling like I am never present in my own body, as if watching over shoulders, in faces watching expressions, inside personal space learning interactions & interpreting what it all means to them and to myself. Hovering at the edge of every moment. That tension & anxiety lives in my work. My art pushes past the boundaries of its frame, spilling outward as though it never truly fit inside one to begin with.
Each piece becomes a reflection of my inner world—of how I observe life from both a distance and an impossible closeness. I create as though the subject is pressed against the inside edge of the frame, straining to break through. The work feels contained only by the gilded border holding it back.
Once a piece leaves my hands, it transforms again. It stops looking inward and turns its attention outward—toward you, the collector. My art doesn’t simply occupy a wall; it watches, lingers, and quietly steps into your space.
WHY THE GOLD FRAMES -
As women, we are often shaped by expectations inherited from generations before us—standards that can feel like a gilded cage. Even when we push against those confines, the world has a way of pulling us back through cultural norms, social pressures, and the endless demands placed on our roles.
Modern life promises freedom, yet so much is still withheld. We are expected to look a certain way, perform flawlessly in every role, and carry more than any one person should. We’re encouraged to multitask ourselves into exhaustion, to be everything at once, and to apologize for the moments we cannot.
We’re told we are too much and somehow still not enough. Too young or too old. Too quiet or too bold. Too soft or too strong. The contradictions are constant, and the judgment is relentless.
This tension—this impossible standard—lives inside the metaphor of the gilded frame holding back the art inside. My frames are gilded in a gold that feels both antique and modern—shiny yet matte, elegant yet weathered. They carry scuffs, scratches, and the quiet wounds of time. Every frame is rescued: thrifted, salvaged, or passed along before it could be thrown away. I refuse to buy new when the earth is already burdened; reclaiming what exists is part of my practice and my promise.
The gilded frame becomes a metaphor for the female body—beautiful, resilient, and too often confined. It endures the marks of life, yet its history remains visible beneath the surface. It can be restored, repainted, reimagined. But its fate ultimately rests with the next owner, who may cherish it, alter it, or discard it entirely.