multidisciplinary artist exploring concepts through methodical material research.
concrete zip-up boots
constructed with waxy pull-up nubuck leather, ykk excella zippers, and a dyed vegetable tanned outsole.
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nubuck court shoe
constructed with nubuck leather and a treated vegetable tanned outsole
pin glove
wet-formed glove constructed with waxy pull-up leather and a skirt pin
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liminal
separate bodice, dress, and skirt components constructed with waxed/stained drill cloth, unbleached cheesecloth, and waxy pull-up leather
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artifact
result of heavy processing of ten look illustration
A collection used on liminal spaces and memory preservation through stress. Garments and accessories showing the residue of past experience, convex design lines of tension, and materials that are volatile to interaction. Intentional markings, hammering, waxing, distressing, and pulling of material executes the aesthetics of the project. Ten look illustration collection accompanying created through mutating and splicing documentation of practice images. Image heavily processed to show only remnants and artifacts of the illustrations, imitating the fallible quality of memory.