Two years of exploration and research in grad school led me to the relationship between objects and non-heteronormativity. This encouraged me to create the object itself and probe gender relations more. Textiles, particularly rugs, have always inspired me by containing mystifying imagery, untold stories, and myths from various lands and times. In terms of methods, printmaking has been quite exquisite for me as well as embroidering and tufting.
My childhood drawings inspire the imagery of my current works. Therefore I usually revisit and use them as well as ancient mythologic figures to highlight the non-heteronormative appearance. Within soft and cozy textured surfaces and gender-ambiguous figures, I travel through archetypes of non-binarity and gender-fluidity, revealing how heteronormativity is not a norm, and look deeper int
