WAIT LOVE – artwork inspired by PYROGRAPHY: Bold lines go deep and are difficult to erase. The marks of a tumultuous relationship are indelible, etched on the body, the mind, the heart. When letting go is the right decision, but you are still haunted, they’re still under your skin, they still know how to make you dizzy and set you off-balance. The art of writing with fire – pyrography – burns shapes and designs into wood with a heated pen. Wood is a living thing, and every living thing reacts to a flame in a unique way.

LEAVING CAME EASY – artwork inspired by QUILTING: I wasn’t sure who I was or where home was anymore. Neglecting important relationships, using travel as a distraction and a way to evade responsibility, feeling like I was in pieces, like I had been shedding scraps of myself on the road. A quilt layers cotton batting between cloth, and in rest and reflection, stitches those lost scraps back together, creating something beautiful made for comfort and warmth.