Scalar Resiliency in the Age of Disruption

Natural storm surges and global sea level rise cause devastating effects, whether it’s leaving over a million of residents homeless or dooming an entire coastline ecosystem with little to no hopes of recovery. Current responsive methods consist the issue of unequal priortization within coastal resiliency design because of site scalar characteristics. A design that incorporates an equity of attention towards all elements of resiliency will lead to a responsive solution that can transcend any scale of site. I will begin to analyze the elements of effective resiliency; adaptation, affordability, community, sustainability and customization, in order to provide a balanced solution to ecological disruption and housing displacement. To reinforce this multi-use strategy, this solution would begin to promote interconnection between programmatic elements; ones that consist of both ecological strategies and housing amenities, in order to unify both nature and people, through the five criteria of effective resiliency. This solution would be applied towards a coastal region along the Gulf of Mexico, one that is prone to natural disruption caused by disastrous flooding, as well as having a history of disaster from a hurricane. This site is Biloxi, Mississippi. This interconnection solution goes beyond the typical resilient design properties of being scale specific and accepts disasters like Katrina and sea level rise; through effective resiliency strategies to create mutual opportunities to allow both nature and people to thrive

Flower Power

Traditional quilting has been a large influence most of my life. In the past few years, contemporary quilting and art quilting has become a large part of my work. Analyzing the hippy generation of the late 1960s inspired the quilted coat “Flower Power.” The coat that was created serves a duel purpose; it is wearable art as well as wall art

Shimmering Falls

This dress was created using the copper colored side of a piece of silk shantung. The teal colored side of the fabric is used for the contrasting waterfall flowing down the side of the dress. There is a polyester sheer overlay on top of the teal colored silk. The lining of the dress is a beige polyester satin fabric