Daily habits of drinking coffee, watching too much television, and eating often make their way into her work; sometimes they are self-evident, but most often serve as an impetus for an obsessive or ritualistic act resulting in an installation, sculpture, or blog.

In her most recent work, Towner examines celebrities and those who worship them. Hoping for fame herself she made a daily trek to the Today Show, a nationally televised morning news program, to proclaim her worship of newswoman Ann curry. Hand made signs (strategically placed to be seen on the air), daily announced her admiration of Curry. Through this daily act, Towner created her own subset of fans. A collection of give-aways, photos of herself on television and a daily blog captured her dual experience of fan and pseudo-celebrity.

I want to make work that everyone can relate to — the Middle American housewife and the barista at the local coffee house. Art shouldn't be reserved for those people with a particular education or socio-economic background. It should be seen in Grocery Stores and Shopping Malls.

Ms. Towner's work has been exhibited internationally. She received her BFA in Ceramics from the University of Washington and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Towner lives and works in Seattle, Washington — that is until she is hired to be Miss Curry's assistant.

I take objects and incidents from my personal history and transform them through obsessive ritual into installations and events for everyone to see.

Obsessions, they're what start wars, break apart relationships, or they can send ones mind off the ledge of reason into insanity… for me, obsessions fuel my work. These obsessions come in many different forms.

I tell stories of my obsession through my work.

• The creation of sculptural monuments documenting my love of food and the festive dinnerware that it's displayed on.
• The hoarding and transformation of recyclable items instead of throwing them away when moving to a new city.
• The documentation and mapping of my sex life through satellite photos found easily on the Internet.
• The "stalking" of my favorite news anchor while participating in a reality television show about young artist.

Earlier in my career I used my personal objects as the material for my artwork, as my work progresses I find that I am putting myself "physically" into the work, blurring the boundaries between art and life.

I hope to create work that resonates with the everyday viewer as I navigate my way through my life and my obsessions.