My work examines the intersections of labor, value, and ornament—how beauty, devotion, and capital intertwine across time. Implementing processes of casting, gilding, and relief, I transform humble materials such as gypsum and burlap into surfaces that recall architectural ornament, historical currency, and devotional art. My practice bridges the sacred and the everyday: gilded motifs evoke both ancient artifacts and mass-produced trinkets, revealing the tension between authenticity and artifice, labor and luxury. Through these transformations, I reflect on preservation, motherhood, and the quiet politics embedded in making by hand.