Statement 

As a sculptural fiber artist, my work exists figuratively, in full or often fragmented forms that speak to geographical histories, ancestry, ritual practices and community. Through installation, performance, and collaboration, these needle felted sculptures morph into a form of storytelling that expands the above themes, and reinterprets new ways to settle in our realities. I communicate stories that mirror the memories, complexities, and tenderness of Black people and our communities, by taking our collective histories and developing a larger story, to then offer a single moment within that narrative through my work. Whether it’s the hairstyles of my figures, the detailed and intentional gestures, language used in the title, or the iconography of our cultures, there are always special details, a visual coded language, that reminds my audience that this work is for and about them.