My current works consist of letters and sayings sewn into fabric in a disorganized and confusing way. My intention is to emulate the experience of having dyslexia, giving the viewer a sense of what it is like, breaking stereotypes about the condition. The materials that I am using are secondhand scrap fabrics I’ve found or already had in my possession. In the past couple of years, I have become more aware of the importance of sustainability, incorporating better habits into my daily routine, so while thinking of how to get materials for my thesis, I wanted to source them sustainably. In the text and images, I’m using a mixture of freemotion threading and hand-sewn collage. In free-motion embroidery, you can use the needle of the sewing machine as a pen and draw whatever you want into the fabric. It is like drawing, but with a needle and thread. On sewing machines, you can change the foot—the piece of metal or plastic that touches the fabric— which is why I am able to do so many different things. Along with text, there are patches of eyes representing the act of seeing. There are also images of the small things in life that bring me joy, in hopes that showing them will help me get there.

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