I create quilts that have surface design elements like paint, embroidery, photo transfer and stitch. I seek to draw the viewer into an intimate experience, moving the eye across the surface in a textural journey.

This work stems from the desire to acknowledge the false distinction between art and craft which ignored the history of many hands that have come before me, nameless in a society that did not value their artistic merit. I look to uncover the conceptual and technical skill behind a tactile experience with my work, with an intimacy in the process that satisfies an intense need to convey visually with a tactile language.

During the initial stages of the 2020 COVID-19 social distancing phase, my family, like so many others in Burnaby and across the world, used trial and error to adapt our home to a space in which we spent most of our time.

My nine-year-old son found a small sheltered area in our living room and created a blanket fort for himself. This space, while simple, gave him a sense of privacy, comfort and calm for many weeks of isolation.

As we enter into the prospect of more months of social distancing during the darkest and coldest season of the year I wish to offer members of the public a chance to relish in the comfort that a childhood blanket fort can offer. Gimme Shelter: A Blanket Fort Experience creates the space for contemplative and meditative calm under the soft textures of a blanket awning displaying positive words as affirmations. A moment to connect safely with others and take a deep breath.