My work is an exploration of my personal and intimate relationship with my body and the ways trauma leaves an external imprint. I explore the inherent beauty and strength within the body through specific materials that are hard and soft. In this juxtaposition, the traumas are represented in hard materials such as metal and geodes while the body is made of plaster and wax, materials that are prone to change over time. I continuously experiment with new materials to create forms that represent the emotional traumas that the body endures. My work has slowly morphed into a physical embodiment of my personal pain and growth. I see my experiences in the deformed and misshapen figures that mirror my body. Each form is cast from my own body. In the moment when the cast is ripped away from my body to become its own object, it enacts a metaphorical birth that takes a part of me and my pain with it. My materials, particularly the layers of wax that encases each of my figures, tend to provoke an uncanny appearance. Yet, I also look at the ways in which our bodies contain beauty in their damage. This is shown in the textures and shapes of the body that I use as both inspiration and form my language around trauma. I want people to view my work and feel the hurt and strength that I have found in my own body.