Swollen Hollow is a visceral glimpse into the depths of a swollen imagination. In this work, emotion, memory, and sexuality congeal into the viscous mucus that resides in the hollows of my mind and body. By meticulously crafting these lurid objects, I satiate my compulsion to bring my inner world to life.
My ceramic sculptures and shaped panels are obscured and distorted to generate tension. The tension resides not only in the mysterious shapes, but also in the exploration of bodily containment within these contorted forms and surfaces. The textural anomalies on the sleek surfaces of my paintings serve as points of seduction, adding another layer beyond form and color to unveil palpable, sensory realms.
Cavernous spaces, swollen organs, and fleshy protuberances populate my ceramic sculptures. Each sculpture embodies a growth or entity reminiscent of organisms that inhabit the landscapes of my paintings. I seek comfort in the corporeal. My work conjures bodily motifs such as orifices, cellulite, and cystic pearls, bringing benign and malignant forces into harmony.
My concept of growth is a non-linear, cyclical process that demands introspection within my relationships and surroundings. I reflect on these personal growth cycles using my body, the natural world, and my internal state as both the setting and the protagonist.
In this perpetual evolution, the worlds I create abandon logic, reject conventionality, and embrace cyclical transformation—celebrating the endurance of the female form and spirit. In Swollen Hollow, opposing forces including decay and regeneration, desire and repulsion, govern simultaneously as metaphors for the complexities of our real world.