I am an artist and art therapist-in-training, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. In 2017, I received my BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a concentration in fiber art. I currently reside in Baltimore, Maryland, with my partner and two dogs. I am currently pursuing my MA in Art Therapy at Notre Dame of Maryland University, with an expected graduation date of August 2027.

Within my art practice, I use mixed media to explore both the intersection of fine and craft art and my own emotional state. I draw from a breadth of historical practices and follow a pattern of cathartic release, discovery through assembly, and encapsulation in my creative process. This process follows the bottom-up brain processes described by the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC), which I also use in my therapeutic work. 

When I begin a piece of art, I start with improvisation, movement, and play, allowing my emotions and the material to guide my intuitive exploration. This cathartic release helps me capture my fleeting emotional state. As I feel satisfied with the found cathartic release, I begin to explore and experiment with assembly and composition, drawing on historical references. Through this process, accidents and material discoveries often arise, further deepening the affective discovery found in the cathartic release. Once the composition takes form and captures my present affective experience, I begin the slow process of encapsulation. I often do this by sewing, drawing, pouring paint, crocheting, or weaving. The slow, repetitive process of these media further reflects and emphasizes the meaning discovered in earlier processes, encapsulating it in my pieces. Like historical quilts, my pieces exist as mementos of the past and of the affective experience encapsulated in the memory of creation.