As an inanimate object|body, the task of bodily maintenance and mending is left to others; those who interact with the surface of the object|body alter it, with both additive and subtractive applications and connotations. Within the broader context of my practice, my own gesture to help maintain and repair the object|body most clearly resides within the embossed/embroidered prints, which start with a thorough cleaning of the surface to be printed. By removing the existing surface dirt and stains, I am able to grant an extended moment of agency to the object|body, one that is free from the residue of habitual use. This in turn produces a clean printed surface to work back into with embroidery, with the paper often lifting any last remnants. Embroidery then recomposes the textures ingrained within the referent, and draws attention to a surface otherwise overlooked.

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