I make exuberant site-specific installations using ordinary arts and crafts supplies, hardware store materials, and modified household objects. In a single three-dimensional scene akin to a stage set, I subconsciously explore things like my 1980s suburban Maryland girlhood, the comfort and monotony of routine, the distance between our realities and expectations, and the nostalgia we imbue our collectibles with. My intention is to spark delight, curiosity and wonder, feelings that come naturally to us as children, but ones we have to work hard to cultivate as adults.

In between labor-intensive installations I use a stream-of-consciousness process to make lots of drawings and collages. These smaller pieces enable me to work out color, texture and shape that I eventually bring into the large-scale work. Coloring, cutting and gluing is my favorite way to connect with the world and to myself.