With things ancient, rusty, worn and imperfect I imagine the stories and histories objects might have had before I find them. It is often the texture of something that first catches my eye, then the patina, color, or shape. I see beauty in an old workbench, a threadbare faded piece of fabric or a rusted piece of metal. Using reclaimed objects in my work takes many forms including collage, assemblage, and handmade books. My tools are camera, paint, brushes, pencils, paper, fabric, needle and thread, hammer and drill. I look to create small moments and memories that highlight new ways of seeing and allow the viewer to create their own stories of the objects assembled.