I am a maker, I express myself and my thoughts through making art. I grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, as a child I visited family in the country and went for drives on back roads. At an early age I developed a longing for rural living, my art addresses this longing I have.

Land is one of the themes present in my work, resulting from growing up with a close connection to rural land and rural living. I have always held farmers and their rural lifestyle in high regard. I hope to convey this topic to viewers through my artwork.

I use various media to show my ideas, dyeing, weaving, screen printing, natural dyeing, felting, drawing and stitching are a few. I consider my pursuits in baking, gardening and simple living as a contribution to my art practice. I see it as a way of life, everything I am involved with and interested in contributes to my work.

Bodies of work I have produced include a series of handwoven, hand dyed blankets that are woven translations of landscapes in Atlantic Canada. I have also explored gardens through my weaving, depicting fields of vegetables in scarves and blankets.

Other projects have involved documenting the landscape and imagery in the Yukon, where I have lived. I used local plants to dye pieces of wool fabric, upon which I embellished with stitching that was drawn from the surroundings.

As a part of my MA Degree studies I began exploring the colours and images present in the landscape of rural New Brunswick. This led to my ongoing body of work documenting my family's farm before it is sold and mined for aggregate. In this series I am making stitched and printed images on dyed fabric.

I think the proximity of the urban environment to the rural environment is a defining factor in Canadian culture, being able to experience rural unspoilt places and horizons that are not cropped or contained. I will continue to explore the significance of these spaces between urban centers in my work.