My paintings, prints, drawings and installations are the by-product of a deep, unwavering engagement with nature, its particle-laden material matter and transformative attributes. Through the procurement and uncommon employ of natural earth and plant pigments, oxidized metals, grounds, binders and supports, I challenge the notions of human perception, vulnerability, impermanence, abundance and void.
The inner essence of what I collect and experience, in and out of the studio, is ultimately distilled into tangible objects that are meant to be observed, felt, and questioned: rather than understood. The work evolves over long periods of time through experimental alchemy and repetitive rituals. While what I make often embodies an initial response to contextual and visual encounters, as well as intellectual material research, it is ultimately meant to be emotionally experienced as a rich, visible, surrogate for language.
Sustaining a non-toxic studio practice, pushing the boundaries of methods and materials that have existed in ancient cultures for thousands of years, derived from the environment itself, is my cathartic place to manifest hope for a renewed future that values the importance of mindfulness, well-being, and earth care.
My studio is both my lab and sanctuary.
