Portfolio > To Make a House a Home

This series began as a celebration of the patterns, textures, and details of the houses and apartments I’ve lived in during my most recent, long period of transition. These works serve as a place for me to record and recall the things I loved about the places I called home, while living in 5 states and 10 houses or apartments in 8 years.

As I’ve slowly acclimated to my newest environment, this work has morphed into a rumination on love, belonging, and otherness. It is a celebration of the process of becoming home, wherever I am. As a northerner living in the south I will always feel like an outsider, but I am home here now.

This series has taken on another layer for me during the pandemic. Now that we are all quarantined in our homes, I am refocused on the ideas of the safety and security. My desire to fortify my structure and my relationship grows, as does the garden I’ve planted which brings me so much solace.

Safe at Home (Pecan Pearl Necklace)
Pecan Wood, Silver, Nickel, Silk
18"
2020
Birdsnest Fungi Necklace
Cotton Rope, Thread, Buttons
13" x 11" x 2"
2020
Home With You
Copper, Silver, Brass, Enamel
8" x 2" x 1"
2019
Thoughts of Home
Copper, Brass, Enamel, Found Objects
2012
Home Again, Home Again
Silver, Brass, Wood
2019
Home Again, Home Again
pecan wood, silver, brass
2019
Nothing Much to Write Home About
Copper, Brass, Silver, Steel, Paper, Wood, Paint,
5.5” x 3” x 3”
2012
Close to Home
Enamel, Copper, Found Objects
3.5" x 2.25" x .25"
2012
Untitled Bowl
Copper, Silver, Brass
2" x 3.25" x 3.25"
2017
Home, Sweet Home
Copper, Brass, Paint
3" x 4.75" x 4.75"
2012
Home, Sweet Home
Copper, Brass, Paint
3" x 4.75" x 4.75"
2012
No Place Like Home
Copper, Steel, Broken Tiles, Moulding, Antique Beads
3" x 3" x 1" (largest)
2013
Away From Home
Copper, Brass, Silver
5" x 7" x 7"
2014