Skin is our largest organ: it absorbs, excretes, protects and is constantly regenerating. It filters our every breath and touch. As a printmaker, I am interested in the meticulous matrix of lines that are engraved in the surface of our skin. I create etchings of these lines to construct a delicate framework that balances and supports the vulnerable structures I create. I use these structures to embody emotional responses to memories, human relationships, and nostalgia.

My materials, translucent paper and ink, hint at what may lie just below the surface both revealing and concealing. Fine threads penetrate the paper membranes weakening them by each puncture of the smooth surface, but also strengthening them by sewing layers together. The small fragile bodies invite the viewer to linger in the small details and try to look beyond what I am revealing to discover what I may be trying to hide.