PORTFOLIO

NURTURE SERIES

This body of work examines the fundamental human need for nurturing love. It is an emotion marked by dichotomies such as birth and death, fragility and strength, protection and exposure. I use elements both botanical and corporeal as metaphors in my exploration to help make sense of our tenuous existence.

Roots, branches, veins, and nerve endings intertwine to convey thoughts of growth and sustenance. They also ensnare and smother. The slick and luscious surface of ruby enamel is an idealized interpretation of our body's interior and an expression of visceral emotion. Flowers, fruit, and seedpods symbolize the fertile and nourishing aspects of life along with the ephemeral nature of our vitality. By making comparisons between positive and negative, tangible and intangible, I hope to evoke the physical essence of an abstract human desire.

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