Welcome! Below are some pieces I’ve crafted. Feel free to reach out if any designs interest you or if you’d like me to make something from scratch. I also post and sell new pieces. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my newsletter for updates.
LAND
A gift for a dear friend who is heading back home. When I thought of that return to land, these are the colours that popped in my head. What a special moment, to return home…
COMMISSION - “FAITH”
This piece was commissioned by a dear friend of mine. I met her during a special time where I was engaged in interfaith work. I felt a spiritual connection with her…she inspired me to be grounded, steadfast, and to always see the best in others. For this piece I decided to use the colour teal, which represents and offers emotional healing and spiritual enlightenment. When I think of Hannah I think of her unwavering faith, perseverance, openness and grace. I feel that these qualities comes from a deep spiritual connection and recognition of our oneness.
WATER SPIRIT
I made this for my sister, Ana. She has always loved the ocean and ocean creatures. Somehow, whenever I think of her, I feel her energy as beautiful, rich, and gentle blues. This image popped into my head one day as I thought about her and I just couldn’t wait to set up my loom and make it!
MY WEDDING DAY
I made this piece for our wedding day, July 23, 2022. It was the most perfect day full of overwhelming love and absolute joy. The outpour of support and love from our family and community was enormous. Not only did this day mark the love and commitment that Kyle and I share and the fortress we are building for our family, but it signalled the fruits of my healing journey, my determination to live a life full of love, joy, safety, prosperity and spiritual growth. As my two children walked me down the aisle I couldn’t help but feel that the heavens and earth were smiling and celebrating us. The night before our wedding, a bolt of lightning ⚡️ hit the earth, just a meter away from the spot where we exchanged our vows. It felt like a divine acknowledgement, a welcoming and an electrical explosion that honoured the past and signalled a new beginning. I had emerged out of years of darkness and this moment shined so bright that even the skies were welcoming our union ✨
I made this piece a few days before the wedding. Instead of doing a bachelorette party, I decided to leave the city for some alone time. Not only to make this piece but to create space to honour and close the previous chapter of my life and welcome this new one. At the centre of this piece is an amethyst crystal. Amethyst is a powerful and protective purple stone that offers protection and spiritual wisdom, qualities that I wished to call in for my marriage. Purple is also the highest colour of the spectrum, the high vibrational top chakra that connects us to the divine. It’s also Kyle’s favourite colour :)
The strands, braids, and knots in this piece represent our friends and community who have stood by and with us the past few years. Through difficulty but also fun and beautiful moments. In this piece, I wanted to honour all of this and let it embrace us as we shared our vows with the world. It hangs from an arch which was built from a tree by a father for their daughter’s wedding. My cousins used it on their wedding days so it felt so special to have it for ours and be connected with them in this way.
CYCLES AND LAYERS
This piece made me think about blessings that can be found beneath the obvious. The worlds and gems we can find if we just start removing the layers of our clouded vision and assumptions about ourselves.
DAY 1
This macraweave was the first piece I ever made - once I could somewhat deal with the side effects of my medications. I followed someone’s video tutorial for the main skeleton of the piece but then I decided to go rogue and did my thing. I had no clue what I was doing here, I really had never touched this technique before but now that it’s done I sit back and celebrate the process more than anything. I admit, it’s not my favourite. It doesn’t tap into the essence of what I really aspire to make. And the process wasn’t as enjoyable either. But it was a start, my start, my day 1 into this journey. Every little effort into our personal evolution, creativity, and creations counts. And yup, it’s not going to be enjoyable. And that’s ok. Discomfort is ok, allowed and sometimes needed for growth. ONE step, even just one step, towards achieving something.
DUALITY
I made this piece months and months ago in the midst of great duality. When I made it, I was coming out of a health crisis, moving into a new stage that required balance and slowing down. At that time, I had the opportunity to step back and think deeply about duality. When I was sick, it felt horrible, dark, even hopeless at times but as I came out of it I was able to see little threads of light and unexpected blessings that came from that experience. Since then I feel like I’ve been battling less with duality, or at least the expectation that things “should be” amazing and incredible all at once or…that they “will” be difficult, that struggle and survival mode will always be the mode. Recently I’ve been keenly observing nature and reading about the laws of the universe, noticing how much duality is embedded in the very design of life. Day/night, structure/flow, destruction/birth. These opposing expressions simply are. They don’t seem to be in competition with the each other, and there certainly isn’t any judgment. They are neutral. In my experience, the illusion (even the delusion) that there can only be one without the other creates great suffering. The more I lean back and embrace the duality in every moment (pleasure/pain, grief/relief, expansion/sacrifice), the freer I am. This acceptance interestingly puts me in a neutral state. As I integrate both sides I give permission for all that is. I become more present and live from an authentic place.
PERFICERE
“PERFICERE”, from the Latin “to complete” is the name of this piece. This was the first large piece I’ve attempted ( x inches). I knotted and unraveled this one at least 20 times. It was painful, annoying and brought up this idea of perfectionism A LOT. Wanting it to be perfect! Will others like it? Should I just stop? Is it even worth it? In the end I stuck with it. I wanted to quit this one many times, it took 4 months in total (of ignoring and getting back to it) to just get it DONE. Good lesson on what happens when we just stay consistent even when we want to not be bothered and move on to something else, something easier. Persistence is key!
ALIGNMENT
Gifted to my mother and stepfather who are a source of spiritual grounding and remind me about the importance of staying aligned with our true selves. It is through that laser-focused energy that we experience our most powerful moments.
TIERRA
This terracotta piece called “TIERRA” was sent as a gift to my stepmother in the land of my birth, Colombia. Growing up there I was surrounded at a very young age by artists, talented weavers, textile artists, and creators. Whether on streets, flee markets, or art galleries, Colombia’s talented artists inspired me as they told their stories of their cosmology, legends and natural landscapes in their handwoven creations.
