Statement from the artist:

My work begins with fragments—scraps of paper, craggy edges, worn textures, and abstract images—each bearing its own history. Individually each scrap is perfectly imperfect, but with a destiny that through the process of collage, will merge together to create an image. In the quiet act of arranging these fragments, I find a kind of meditation. I slow down, observe, listen to my instincts, and reflect, allowing the elements and character of each piece to guide me. The act becomes less about construction and more about communion. 

Through Sanctuaries, I hope to offer spaces—imagined but physical—where viewers can pause, breathe, and see themselves in the layered wholeness of the work, recognizing that our imperfections are not the opposite of completeness, but its very foundation. We are all layered from remnants of our histories, shaped by moments we chose and moments that chose us. Like scraps of paper, we carry creases, tears, and stains, yet these marks do not diminish us—they form the architecture of who we are. Each of us is an assembled whole, stitched together from mismatched parts.