Child-like play is a recurring theme in my work, manifesting in curious and unexpected ways. I explore the recollection and confrontation of distressing memories—where they are stored and how they resurface. The woodblock used for this image originated as an old tabletop from a community print studio, bearing the scars of cuts, scrapes, and paint chips. Each mark tells a story of the makers who came before me, and it felt only natural to print that layered history.
As I delved into my research on play therapy, I became intrigued by the objects used in those settings and the questions they evoke. Items like building blocks lingered in my thoughts, prompting me to experiment further. I cut paper into shapes reminiscent of play blocks and mounted them onto larger sheets, excited by this new direction of creating my own imagined shapes and objects. This process not only connects to my exploration of memory but also invites a playful engagement with the themes of creation and recollection in my art.

Pasting prints directly on the press bed, to mount to rag paper. This series of work was done while an Artist in Residence at In Cahoots Residency in Petaluma, CA.