Holders of Stories, Vessels for Love

I cast and stage the toys, like a scene from an imagined movie - carefully positioning the actors, adjusting the lighting, considering the camera angles. The tilt of a head, the slump of a body, can tell so much - creating atmosphere and emotion.

I’m interested in how these inanimate objects, when closely observed, can seem to pulse with life — how they carry echoes of memory, imagination, and emotional attachment, appearing almost sentient, caught in moments that feel both familiar and strange.

Colorful plush toys inside a woven basket on a purple background. The toys include a girl doll with red hair and a pink flower headband, a leprechaun with a green hat and beard, a black and white penguin, and a white unicorn with blue and brown accen

A doll with braided brown hair tied with pink ribbons, wearing a floral dress with pink accents, floating against a dark purple surface.

A row of five plush toys on a plaid blanket against a light blue wallpaper background. From left: a unicorn with a pink horn and pink accents, a penguin with white belly and orange beak and feet, a large brown teddy bear with a red bow, a gray polar

A stuffed dog and a doll sitting together on a piece of paper with a drawing of a dog. The doll has brown hair with pink ribbons and is wearing a pink and white dress. The stuffed dog is light brown and appears to be soft and plush.

Painting of a doll with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and bright pink makeup, sitting on red fabric, wearing a pink and blue dress with lace details.

Two plush stuffed animals, a brown dog and a grey and white dog, sitting on a colorful knitted blanket against a blue background.