WOMAN'S VISCERAL NATURE
​I use body horror as a vehicle to explore the topics of the monstrous feminine, I bring focus to the visceral nature of womanhood by highlighting the subconscious fear of women’s bodies exemplified within the horror genre. A monstrous woman acts to reveal the public's deeper fears revolving around sexuality and the body. In this perspective, I confront biases around women’s bodies through the distortion of the human form while also diving into the comfort this imagery can provide. I use body horror to communicate the deep and genuine ache in my bones I feel when experiencing the weights of misogynistic realities, and aim to break free from my corporeal reality. Ripping and gouging at flesh through dedicated brushstrokes, my imagery is intense and meticulous all at once, exposing the beauty in the horror. Challenging the patriarchal view of women serving as victims, I weaponize my body to depict the revolt of my surroundings. In this exploration I gain a greater understanding of myself,
ENGINEERED MONSTROSITY
My piece was inspired by concepts in the film Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Thinking of a woman made by man for the pleasure of another man, and the destruction of her after she rejects him I started thinking of ways maker my monster rise. Imbued with the idea that patriarchal views have built my perception of self and in this way I have been engineered by views of society, that view is my mental monstrosity and in my rebellion I revel in it. Striking a silly somewhat sensual pose I use foam to raise my canvas and create paths to rip away at for a guttural but more dimensional look. Spray foam and crochet dipped in liquid latex make up the innards pulling out as I am ripped around the uterus.
(41"x20.5"x4", foam, joint compound, acrylic paint., crochet, spray foam, liquid latex, canvas, staples. 2025)
GENERATIONAL GROWING
PAINS
This is a work I have had the imagery in mind for a long time, I think of angry moments, like trying to scratch an itch you cannot reach wanting to stretch and snap. This work is a reflection on the ways in which women are silenced/attacked in ways through verbiage, and the subtlety at which it can happen. The intention is all the same. As my mouth extends, stretches to reveal growths of teeth rise from the row before. They age as they rise, decaying and emphasizing the vast extent of time these efforts to belittle and minimize women expanses. I touch on a personal experience through my word choice.
(20"x16", acrylic, molding paste, nail polish. 2025)
RUN LIKE A GIRL
This piece, Run Like A Girl (19"x11", foam, joint compound, acrylic paint. 2025) glares at the schoolyard phrase, an early example of inferiority pushed onto girls. However this phrase has been used by women more and more as they tell their stories of truly running from harm and even for their lives, what it truly means to run like a girl. I think back to times in my life I felt truly threatened and the thoughts racing through my mind in instances where I had to run, or wished I would've. I also reflected on moments in life men pushed me down regardless of my strengths.
(19"x11"x4", foam, joint compound, acrylic, scar wax, fake blood. 2025)
