I’m starting something I haven’t done in a long time. I’m back on YouTube. About 10 years ago, I had a channel there. I eventually stepped away because I didn’t have the bandwidth to manage YouTube, a blog, Instagram, and a full studio practice at the same time. Now I’m starting a new textile art YouTube channel.

This channel is a way to slow things down. To show more of the real work. Not just the processes. The whole practice with its varying facets. And to create more space for connection.

After years of making and exhibiting my work, something has become very clear to me. One of the best parts of this life is the people. I also want a better way to share my actual process — short-form content doesn’t leave much room for depth. I wanted a place where I could slow down and show more of the real work.

This channel is a vlog. I’ll take you behind the scenes of my studio and my days. This is not a channel about being perfect or productive all the time. It’s about showing what a real art practice looks like over time.

Let’s talk about my stitchings on yarn paper. Motherhood is often framed as endless giving. It praises strength, sacrifice, and doing it all. But the lived reality is different. And we rarely talk about that.

Look at the song Sweet Mother by Nico Mbarga which inspired my series The Good Mother. Although the song is a tribute from a son to his mother, notably, the word “love” is never used. Instead, the most repeated word in the lyrics is “suffering.” Why is a mother’s suffering what earns her praise and honor? The expectation to be a “superwoman” asks mothers to carry too much in silence.

For most of my life, I heard this song from a child’s perspective. That changed when I became a mother myself. From this place, I rejected the idea that a good mother is one who suffers.

Mothers need rest. Not as a reward, but as a necessity. Rest is not failure or weakness. This set of yarn paper drawings speaks to that truth. Motherhood is not about doing everything. It is about being present while remaining human.

For the past few months, I’ve been diving deep into exploration mode — testing ideas, techniques, and materials in the studio. Recently, something shifted. My experiments in 3D fiber art have taken on a more defined structure. I’m beginning to develop repeatable methods and I’ve completed a few sculptural objects that represent a major breakthrough in my process.

What excites me most is the strength of the concept unfolding. The dimensionality isn’t just physical — it’s conceptual. Each piece is part of a growing narrative. “Art is an experiment, not a perfection. Each step leads you somewhere new.” I’m not creating for perfection — I’m creating to discover.

My current technique fuses weaving and sculpting. I create flat woven sheets using threads of various thicknesses — from embroidery threads to chunky yarn — then mold the sheet over a form to create a shape that lives somewhere between a pot and a basket. These hybrid sculptural vessels carry echoes of both traditions while pushing toward something entirely new.