My work explores the natural rhythmic variation that occurs in daily repetition. Using natural fibers and fundamental hand embroidery stitches, each piece takes on an organic quality that creates a dialogue between the materials, “the hand,” and the underlying grid. The underlying grid provides a foundation where basic forms and stitches are mirrored and disrupted and subject to rotational symmetries and inversions.

As in a meditation practice, with repetition it is possible to observe objectively the rhythms of individual experience both personally and within the constraints of our communities. The intimacy of a single piece evokes a sense of internal contemplation while simultaneously being an integral part of a more complex and responsive experience – just as with an individual’s interaction and connections within the fabric of the community and society.