My work as an artist is driven by the slow nature of craft time and how it compels me to take a moment, breathe, and sit with my emotions. Through time I spend knitting, I often process complex and innately human emotions such as grief and love, emotions that fester across all people in times of immense disconnection and turmoil across the global community. Creating tangible products of my grief, love, and guilt empowers me to visualize my emotional and creative process to the spectatorship of audiences, to build bridges based in vulnerability that enable connection.
In my artistic practice of fiber, marudhaani, and fashion, this ethos is at the forefront. Just as I love knitting lacework and pieces with my emotional being stitched into them, marudhaani is another medium by which I connect with my client, decorating their physical being with their stories. My approach to fashion is rooted in slowness and care, particularly in a world that encourages mass-consumption distanced from personal style. As a model, designer, and assistant within the worlds of art and fashion, I cultivate meaningful relationships to build a practice of personal styles rooted in community.
When I forget who I am, my art tells my stories back to me and reminds me who made them.
Lace Journal, 2026, ongoing collection of knitted lace swatches and experiments
