Artist Statement
At its very core, my art is all about the nature of home: as shelter and nesting space, as a place of identity, as a stage for theatrical roles to be played, as institution of cultural norms, and lastly, as a place of possibility. 

​​In my creative process, I am always thinking about place: interiors, atmospheres, structures of shelter, and settings for dwellings and who will be interacting with, influencing, or being shaped by the spaces I create. We are all shaped by our childhood experiences. The cultural influences of the 60s, 70s, and 80s resonate deeply with me as an adult. The intense impact they had on me during different stages of my life—as a child, teenager, and young adult fuels my fascination with the idea of domesticity, a sense of place, dwellings, and environments and their accoutrement, trappings, and atrifacts.

I create my dwellings through paintings, drawings, found objects, yarn and wool, and other materials.​ I often find interesting objects outside in nature and see them as starting points for nests or artifacts. My creative process is an active and intuitive one layering colors or materials, making lines and forms, and letting them transform the work instead of me setting up a blue print for how the composition is to look.Therefore, I have to listen to and decipher what the materials, lines, colors, and forms are trying to tell me. Instead of plug in, grind out, draw and color, I am making meaningful marks and decisions that require exploration and trust. I suspend judgment and engage in a dialogue that asks what I can learn and interpret from the process.

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I hope my artwork tells you a story or invokes a feeling or memory as you look at my work and interact with it. I often see new and different things and wonder how they appeared. Was it consciously or unconsciously? If the mystery can't be solved, then I know I was deep in the process. That is how I know I am on the right path and being authentic in my work.

Often, the work will tell me when it is finished, and I listen and honor it. If I don't, I can run the risk of ruining the image and mood by overworking and overthinking it. I have to trust the process and surrender to it. In the surrender, the true artwork is created

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Art should be timeless in its message and will teach us when we are ready to be engaged and transported by it.​​​​ I hope my artwork will speak to you, invite you into its space and dwelling, and help you embrace new possibilities for a more personal connection to yourself. 

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