About the work

Erin’s work begins with materials that have already lived a life.

Fragments of vintage adornment, worn textiles, thread, canvas, beads, and found objects carry evidence of previous histories. Rather than disguising that history, she embraces it, believing that transformation is more meaningful when we honor what came before.

Using thread, yarn, nails, and collected materials, Erin constructs quiet assemblages that exist somewhere between painting, textile, and artifact. Large areas of raw canvas remain exposed, allowing emptiness to become an active part of the composition. Suspended within plexiglass vitrines, the works often resemble relics or archaeological discoveries—objects that feel simultaneously ancient and contemporary.

Erin is interested in the relationship between refinement and rawness, weight and lightness, the earthly and the luminous. Metallic surfaces flash beside humble fibers. Primitive forms coexist with delicate ornament and handwork. Each piece becomes an exploration of whether disparate materials can discover an unexpected harmony.

At the heart of her practice is the belief that transformation is an aesthetic act as much as a spiritual one. By bringing together materials collected over the course of a life, she explores how the old can become new without denying its history. The work is about what we preserve and the renewal that results from letting go.

Ultimately, Erin hopes her work creates a quiet space for contemplation. Rather than asking viewers to focus on the works as visual objects, she invites them to use the pieces as a means of accessing and growing the interior space that opens within them as they take in the work. Within that space - of centeredness, stillness, and depth - self -connection, expansion, and transformation are is possible.