I am a Nashville based artist and studio art major at Lipscomb University. Raised on a farm in Georgia, I utilize available resources and natural space as a central part of my practice. Rooted in the intersection of the natural world and contemporary art, I use my environment as both inspiration and material. My creative process reflects the resourcefulness of the rural south and acts as a meditation of the preservation of moments. 

My practice sits at the intersection of printmaking, sculpture, and painting, shaped by a deep sensitivity to material and a reverence for the overlooked rhythms of daily life. I am interested in preserving domestic rituals. I use organic elements like orange peels, limes, coffee and wood, along with found fabrics, to document fleeting moments and rituals—dishes left unwashed, produce left to decay. The act of preservation—drying fruit, layering fabric, printing onto textile—becomes a quiet resistance to impermanence, a meditation on fragility and memory.

I draw strong parallels between the cycles of nature and the repetition of domestic life. The fading of memory, the breakdown of organic matter, the repetition of chores; all are cyclical, fragile, and rich with meaning. My work asks how nature exists not just outside but within: in bodies, routines, and mortal materials.

Textiles, are not neutral surfaces; they arrive with histories, both personal and collective. The same is true of fruit, of wood, of anything once living. Decay is not just a process, it’s a collaborator. It is a surrender to transformation, mirroring my own. I use printmaking as a means to bridge disciplines, allowing painterly gestures and sculptural forms to emerge through process. It becomes a container for memory, observation, and transformation.

At the core of my work is a desire to make meaning out of the mundane: to hold space for what we often overlook, and to honor the beauty in quiet, repetitive, everyday tasks. It is no longer focused in the sublime but the ordinary. My work asks why we hold onto certain moments. Additionally, I reflect on the traditional roles imposed on women and how these roles manifest.

Contact: hopekise@gmail.com