I’m always playing with conflicting traits and desires. I have bipolar disorder (type II), so I can be a perfectionist while having zero patience for executing my perfectionism. I want creative furry, but the possibilities can be overwhelming. 

I set boundaries for my creativity to function within, limitations that I can respond to without being overwhelmed. For Safe Subjects, it’s working within the design constraints of repeat patterns and the finality of stamp touching fabric; for Dreaming Home, it’s the fixed starting point of a simple little house in an 8-inch square.

I’ve always felt at home in the fiber arts and uncomfortable making marks on paper. I’m drawn to tactile experiences and repetitive (meditative) hand processes like block printing, embroidering, and weaving. Fiber arts are grounding and therapeutic, and I have no desire to be a tortured artist.

My chosen themes are humble, and I want to simultaneously give them gravity and whimsy. I don’t want to overcomplicate things, so I’ll tell a little story. Humble subjects are important and little stories are enough. They can become more if they want to, but there’s no pressure from me.