“All I Hear is the Symphony” explores the interconnectedness of the human experience, much like music unites diverse elements into harmony. Each work in the series weaves personal narrative with universal themes of identity, resilience, and transformation.
"When We Can Dance Again" centers on hope, freedom, and joy for the future. A torso with a superhero emblem across the chest is elongated and enshrined with crystals that cascade beneath like a crinoline skirt and on the edges of the gold frame. Layered reflective mirrors include the viewer as the observed.
"Presumptions of Power" positions the female form as both warrior and protector, embodying resilience, freedom, and renewal. The enshrined torso, marked with a superhero emblem across the chest, symbolizes inner strength and transformation. Surrounded by crystal stars and rubber horn-like forms, the sculpture radiates vitality and assertion, reimagining feminine power as an active expression of identity and strength.
The vulva, a sculptural centerpiece, in "Unsettled Object" symbolizes power, representing support for the emancipation of all women. Metal studs, which surround the vulva, additionally emphasize that women's rights must be secured.
“All I Hear is the Symphony” explores the interconnectedness of the human experience, much like music unites diverse elements into harmony. Each work in the series weaves personal narrative with universal themes of identity, resilience, and transformation.
“Till Death Do We Part” confronts the idea of mortality. The title suggests that this fragile body, which is ephemeral, will part with us. The mirror behind the torso serves as a powerful symbol, implicating and reminding the viewer that no one is exempt from mortal fate.
As we age, we question the physicality's of the self that change over time. The inquiry, "Yes, no, maybe so.." and, "Is this me?" speaks to the disbelief and dysmorphia we can often experience with each new decade while also highlighting the grace we owe ourselves as we change.
"A World of Fragile Parts" features brass bars on one of the figure's breasts, marking my own experience with breast cancer. The work explicitly highlights the cancer's location, rather than hiding it in shame, while the gold hexagonal background brings the idea of balance and acceptance.
A pictorial image of the uterus in "Until I Die" is overlaid by a sculptural torso dripping with gold, pointing to the endless struggle over abortion rights in this country. The gold dripping down points to a battle toward hope and the need to continuously fight.
"Within the Cracks" features gold leaf within the break where the torso has been bisected, emulating the Japanese mending technique called Kintsugi. This act runs contrary to how society defines us, as women, to hide our injuries and illnesses publicly.
A face embellished in gold and adorned by tassels breaks through and emerges from the surface. This action, along with the title "The Voice in the Shadow," embraces women's voices to be heard loud and clear.
On the right, a smooth, youthful torso with soft curves sits next to a seemingly older version of itself to the left, wrinkled by gravity and the elements of time. The title "Still Life" refers to the bodies as a study, comparing the two as related yet existing in different stages of time. The dichotomy shows aging as an inevitable process of being human.
"Things We Share With Each Other" portrays women as a symbol of all humanity, wisdom, power, and unity. It is further underscored by the disembodied head and outstretched arms which implies goddess-like female powers as the arm offers a flower of hope.