Needle-felted merino wool miniatures in a mixed media dollhouse. 51” x 28” x 15”

I am obsessed with the feminine, the grotesque, and the otherworldly. My enduring empathy for animals and attraction to all things strange inform my work, as I aim to celebrate the wonder and sweetness I see as inherent to all creatures. My work focuses on animals that inhabit the intersection between wonderful and grotesque through no choice of their own. I aim to honor these creatures by crafting miniatures in their likeness that capture the preciousness and sorrow I see as intrinsic to their being, while allowing me to care for them in my own way. My work is fueled by drama and aims to subvert traditional expectations of feminine craft through material, process, and content. I work primarily in fibers to construct absurd worlds that emphasize my interests in dolls, narrative, and autistic girlhood.