My paintings, prints, drawings and installations are the by-product of a deep, unwavering engagement with nature and its particle-laden material matter. Through the procurement and uncommon employ of natural pigments, grounds, binders and supports, I ultimately 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 perceived, felt, and questioned: rather than understood. The work evolves over long periods of time through experimental alchemy and inventive, repetitive rituals. While what I make often embodies an initial response to concrete ideas, contextual encounters and intellectual material research, it is ultimately meant to be 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.
