My practice is centered around craft, memory, and play, often using sentimental keepsakes as a motif: quilts made by a grandmother, colors selected by a mother, pins collected by a sister, and treasures gathered through generations. I often begin a piece by revisiting domestic spaces and family belongings from my childhood. I am drawn to the objects that contain the labor of a family member. Through their labor, the objects were embedded with the care and comfort that I was able to immerse myself in while growing up. The works I make are both studies of and responses to the tender craft and decisions behind my childhood. My works are the results of my own hands adding to the lineage of care and labor and become my contribution to the family mementos’ histories. Home is also where I pull my materials from. Craft supplies, crayons, make-up, house paint, these household materials contain memories and allow me to play as I problem solve and push them into forms beyond the domestic. Reminiscing as I work, each process and artwork echoes moments, people, and feelings from home.