My work is created with strips of recycled paper collected from magazines, flyers and papers found in my daily life. I am intrigued with the colors and textures in everyday printed matter. Coiling is a very tedious and time-consuming process, it takes countless hours to roll enough strips of magazine pages into coils to create anything of substance. It is an intuitive and ongoing visual experiment.
Each piece begins with a fleeting idea that comes by chance. My mindset is programed to think paper, circular coils and the natural evolution of the product used. Like a puzzle, the composition evolves one piece at a time. I continue to cut, roll and otherwise manipulate possible elements, making decisions about what works and what is needed next to complete the composition, balance, movement, and growth.
Anemone 20 draws from the quiet presence of marine life, echoing the form of a sea anemone. I built the structure from paper mâché and layered it with manipulated book paper, creating a porous, cellular surface that feels both fragile and dense. From this vessel, slender guitar strings extend outward, introducing tension, movement, and a sense of vibration. The contrast between soft paper and taut metal suggests a balance between organic growth and constructed form. Using repurposed materials, I transform the familiar into something tactile and alive, inviting reflection on fragility, resilience, and subtle motion.