Institution
Burren College of Art
Medium
Installation
Graduation Year
Class of 2025
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Verdant greens form the foundation of my visual language, unifying the variety of methods and materials that make up my expansive practice. I adopt a mycelial approach with my art, allowing my creations to evolve and grow in many directions, following each vision or concept as they come to life. This exploration has included illustrations, drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, installations, and performance. The materials that I employ are just as varied, ranging from porcelain to eco intaglio printing to responsibly foraged natural forms. As an ecosystem of art making, the diversity of media inform each other, emerging through the visual world that I have crafted.The artworks that I create are inspired by my observant and curious nature. I often move slowly through the woods, crouching when needed, allowing my eyes to adjust to the intricacies of the forest floor, in hopes of spotting fungi and other curious friends. The little moments are experienced as part of greater ecosystems, providing endless inspiration. So much can be learned through this close observation, and further still through rendering an impression of them through artmaking.The international Art Nouveau movement, which formed in reaction to early industrialization, and in defense of the natural world, has influenced my artistic approach and rationale for depicting organic form. Similarly, my swooping lines, patterns, and intricate motifs entice the viewer into contemplating nature's presence in a rapidly evolving, heavily industrialized world. Seeing how artists in the past responded to initial threats of environmental loss by creating beautiful homages to nature brought me to how I create today. Art Nouveau feels like a love letter to natural world, and my sense of nostalgia, tinged with grief, continues this adoration.I incorporate these influences into my own practice by filtering them through the lens of my Queer, Neurodivergent, and Ecofeminist identities. Through this process, I apply this synthesized aesthetic to art that addresses contemporary issues that impact many. From environmental loss to human rights issues, I employ my art as a method to encourage empathy and forge connections. My artworks – regardless of how they manifest, invite viewers to experience a facet of the love and kinship that can be felt for the more-than-human world that we are a part of, and intricately connected to.
