My artistic practice is rooted in an ecofeminist ethics of care and relational ecology, operating at the threshold of fiber arts, somatic psychology, and material ecology. I investigate how physical environments and human bodies record, hold, and transform narratives of trauma, grief, and recovery. Rejecting the dualism between nature and culture, I treat the ʻaina (land, water, air, and humans within Hawaiian culture) and the body as active partners in healing. 

My portfolio spans several integrated, relational methodologies: somatic sculpture, quilt-inspired tapestries pieced from fabrics dyed with botanical extracts and community food waste, and conceptual textile archiving. Each process taps into both recognition of trauma and the concentrated efforts of recovery. I weave body-scaled sculptural vessels formed directly on sites of my own physical injuries and traumas using native plant fibers, creating porous secondary skins that honor the slow, non-linear trajectory of recovery. Sewing patchwork tapestries puts my body into a meditative state that gives energy and permission to release deeply held systemic beliefs that do not serve as support any longer. These naturally dyed textiles are also archived using a flatbed scanner that captures the digital glitches that occur when modern technology misreads the complex, living depth of organic materials.

Ultimately, my work rejects healing within isolation, proposing instead that individual and ecological resilience are inextricably linked through flexible webs of care, tenderness, and kinship.