Motifs and images from ancient textiles and indigenous folk art reimagined through these pieces connect directly to the source of inspiration. The work becomes a devotional practice and an expression of appreciation, adoration, and connection. These sources offer aesthetic forms to explore in search of a deeper personal and universal expression. They reveal to me a powerful tension between an innocent, beautiful naivety and our relationship with nature, mortality, and the ethereal. Combining fabric, yarn, embroidery, found objects, robe, and fringe, I create narratives that transcend time through punching, hooking, and tufting.