My work emerges from a fixation on the absurdity and unpredictable nature of life. Mainly working with found objects, I combine and alter disparate materials through sculptural processes, digital fabrication methods and printmaking techniques to create assemblages. 

While creating this work, I was reading the novel “Immortality” by Milan Kundera. I became fascinated with the way a deceased individual can be immortalized by singular gestures and the objects they utilize and collect throughout their lifetime. As an object collector, I visit numerous local estate sales. Using materials reclaimed from estate sales in my work serves to carry the spirit of these individuals that have passed on. Sharing these materials with my students allows us all to join this immortality loop. The paper boxes are a combination of monoprints made by my students and myself. The recurring iconography of the paperclip in my monoprints represents infinity. This assemblage of mono printed paper boxes and plexiglass cut into a scalloped shape shelf serves as a monument to the irreplaceable value of student/mentor relationships.