My work explores how the process of building and spaces within the home parallel human connection and identity. Having grown up in a family that renovates houses, there is a continued fascination with observing their interiors and how the people within intertwine. In turn, I imbue domestic structures with human appendages, and I use the stages of construction to represent psychological states. Demolition is a metaphor for trauma within the home, while rebuilding mirrors healing. For example, nailed boards simulate being held down and restricted, while stripping a house down to its studs mirrors the reconstruction of emotional foundations. The arrangement of various fixtures and furnishings within my compositions also adheres to my psyche. Furniture is a symbol for comfort while living in the discomfort of uncertainty. 

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Domestic spaces become a representation of the body and soul—internal spaces where personal growth and transformation occur. Transformation stems from the impermanence of a rehabbing lifestyle, and the resulting restlessness manifests as movement or disjointed figures in my work. My intimate interiors have a quiet energy, containing quick and loose mark-making. This is juxtaposed by patterns of under-rendered forms, such as staggered limbs, emphasizing the lack of stagnancy. Even in my process, I balance drawing with grounding lines and painting with chaotic brushstrokes. Each aspect of my work focuses on the difficulty of finding home and emotional stability in often interminable and incomplete houses, furnishings, and people.