1-What does your morning look like?
I try to wake up, drink water, do some qi gong jumps and stretch. I succeed most days. Then I make a pot of tea and listen to music (I love NTS early bird show), write or draw and start my day.
2-What’s something you’ve been collecting lately?
This summer I became obsessed with seashells that already have holes in them. I’ve gathered so many! And I’ve been wearing them around my neck.
3-Your work transforms fabrics, clothing, and everyday materials into something entirely different. What draws you to objects that have already had a life?
There are multiple answers for this question but I think mainly, I’m attracted to worn out, used objects and garments because there is a humane evidence in them that I find priceless. There’s also this anxious voice in me that screams “there’s already too much stuff in this world! Are you just making more waste!?” So working with reclaimed materials dims her noise.
4-You’ve used clothing and personal objects to tell stories of migration and displacement. What can an object communicate that words sometimes can’t?
I think an object has a more abstract capacity of communicating rather than words. With words the message is clear. Object can answer with questions and open ended feelings.
5-Can making something be a form of political action for you?
Doing anything in this context we’re living in is a political action. I think having that understanding motivates me to better myself within my practice and my everyday life. Just showing up is already a win.
6-What responsibility, if any, do you feel as an artist to respond to what is happening around you?
I don’t feel any responsibility to respond in making reactionary work around what’s happening today and everyday. I value my peers who make this kind of work I just don’t have that urge within me. I think I’m more interested in creating spaces where we can process the times we’re living, process grief and joy and rage in alternative ways by making together.
7-What’s currently pinned to your wall, sitting on your desk, or lingering around your studio?
I just moved into a new space so I feel everything is everywhere still! But more than a thing lying around, is a feeling and attraction to the color red. Red feels like an important force and anchor in my life right now.
8-When do you feel most like yourself?
Other than making work, I feel in my prime whenever I’m hosting! I love cooking and dancing and sharing with loved ones. It’s my purest joy.
9-What’s for dinner?Arepas!I
I made this ground lamb I had with cabbage a couple days ago and I still have leftovers so I’m making ground lamb arepas with pickled radishes and guasacaca. Banger!
10- What is your favority Gone piece?
That’s a hard one. I love the weight and feeling of all the pieces and how well they mix with other kitchenwares. But if I had to pick, quickly! I’d say the vine bowl and the pitcher are the ones for me, they’re like heirloom statement pieces.
