BFA SENIOR exhibition

Growing up in a small town in the South, there was not much to do to keep my attention as a little girl. When I was not running around the yard getting myself into trouble, I was doodling on every piece of paper in the house I could find. I was very rebellious as a child and my parents decided the best way to keep me out of trouble and keep my creative mind and busy hands distracted was to send me to my grandmother’s house. She was the only grandparent I had in my life and I was the only granddaughter, and this is what led me to walking to her house everyday, every summer for many years. It was at her house I learned to crochet, to sew, to make grilled cheese sandwiches, and to lick the spoon whenever I was given the opportunity. I collected many special memories with her in that house that I didn’t know that I would later miss.

As an artist, I have ideas and memories that keep coming back to me until they are addressed in some way. Painting or drawing a specific image allows me to convey a feeling that I want to include from my own experiences. With the passing of my grandmother I have learned how important all the little moments are and how hard they are to hang on too as time goes by. Producing art about these moments, whether they are painted or crocheted, allow me to live these moments all over again in a way that I will always remember.