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What keeps me safe? 

I’m finding the answer through learning to set boundaries in my life, which has carried into my artwork as physical boundaries, whether worn or observed. Through the protection of volume, space, netting, and sharp objects, I can reclaim control over my immediate surroundings and my body. 

I am drawn to make wearable sculptures that protect the body. As I dove deeper into why that brings me comfort, I realized it’s a reaction to the current culture that objectifies women’s bodies, specifically growing up subjugated to purity culture within the Evangelistic Christian church, which leaves young women shameful of themselves. 

Experiencing assault and being left with this feeling of shame and lack of control over my body, my thesis work is a response to that feeling. I am finding healing through boundaries, safety in the Between.