“I am a sculptor and mixed-media artist, born and raised in Toronto. My work is a translation of the experiences I’ve had as an artist with a disability, navigating mental health, wrestling with identity, and searching for beauty in places where it’s rarely granted.I care deeply about the relationship between the body and the mind, and how beauty is defined, distorted, and distributed. We live within social hierarchies that push narrow narratives about which bodies are worthy of visibility—and which are not. For me, it’s essential to create work that shines light on these complicated realities. I use sculpture and mixed media to bricolage the body—breaking and rebuilding form—to better understand my relationship with my own body.Sculpting isn’t just a practice for me; it’s a part of who I am. I’ve been sculpting for so long that I often see the entire piece in my head before I begin. When I start, it moves at a nauseating speed, as if the clay and the final form are rushing to meet each other. My hands take over, and there’s no more thinking—just scraping, pressing, shaping. My body remains still, but my eyes lock onto the work. Hours feel like minutes, and I fall into a rhythm—a kind of dance with the material. Making becomes a way to slow down the chaos in my mind, to hold contradictions in my hands, and gently shape them into something I can understand.My work lives in the space between discomfort and grace. I explore the tension between how we are seen and how we see ourselves, primarily when disability, illness, or difference are judged, hidden, or misunderstood. Through sculpture, I give form to feelings that are often invisible: shame, love, fear, resilience. Clay becomes a mirror—one that reflects my world, but in a language I can finally speak. Larger social issues become conversation starters, and past judgments are re-examined through the work.I work with materials that respond to touch, that record pressure and presence. My installations are designed to connect with viewers on a personal, often unconscious level—as if they’ve stepped into a memory, an intrusive thought, or a moment that’s asking to be unravelled. In that space, a relationship begins to form between the artist, the audience, and the work itself.”