I am constantly cultivating the connection with the environment I live in. My studio becomes a sanctuary that allows my thoughts to breathe and keeps me present and connected. I believe being a visual artist is about the courageous pursuit of the ineffable using a vocabulary of imagery. Image making is the way I relate to this crazy, intricate world we are all trying to inhabit and make sense of together. 

I live and work near the ocean. I am constantly collecting shapes, designs, and colors while I walk through the specific landscape of the coastline. I bring these images back to the studio and integrate them into the story of my paintings and prints. I take note of particular things such as the sand patterns generated by the wind, the colors and shapes that appear due to different mineral deposits, and the unique, powerful forms created with the fluidity of water. In each piece I construct, I am striving to access that particular reverence for nature and the human experience. 

In this current time when our obsession with technology is isolating us as human beings, I would like for the work that I do to contribute to a culture of belonging and shared experiences. I believe that when humans find awe and astonishment in nature, we can slow the inner chatter enough to feel connected within our diversity. I don’t think we are meant to struggle through this life alone. It is important to reach out; to try to communicate and understand each other despite our multitude of differences. This is the seed of my spirituality and the essence of my art practice.