What’s Left Behind

What’s Left Behind: inspired by dishes and napkins left scattered across a table after a shared meal. Hummingbirds serve as an subtle focal point, traditionally symbolizing joy and energy, reinforcing this work’s celebration of presence and connection.

More than 1,000 individual pieces were meticulously placed across the surface of the work. Together, they create an intricate landscape of texture, transforming the remnants of an ordinary meal into something precious and intentional.

Rather than rushing to clear the table, What’s Left Behind honors the choice to remain present: to linger in conversation, to laugh, and to find joy in connection. What remains becomes a quiet testament to time well spent, inviting viewers to see beauty not in perfection, but in the traces of a life fully shared.

Part of the “Elegy for the Everyday” collection which emerges from the artist’s personal sensitivity to disruption, especially movements of family and daily life. What might seem insignificant, crumbs underfoot, piles of laundry, dirty dishes, become obsessive distractions. This collection is curated to reflect an intentional practice of overcoming frustration by learning to notice, tolerate, and ultimately find thankfulness in disarray. Elegy- memorials for the daily frustrations that calm as the dynamics of life shift through passing years.