About
My Inspiration and Process

I do most of my work out of my home studio, but really each artwork starts forming long before I pick up a brush or carving tool. The ideas, skills, and heart in each piece come from a collection of impressions, inspirations and thoughts from all of life. In this way, art is a yield- a harvest of life experiences, developed abilities, and perspective.
I want my art to connect with our humanity- within ourselves and within this world. I want them to connect with the experiences of others, and take them on a journey: challenging, consoling, healing, and feeling.
Sometimes my works are literal, such as a striking sunset or a portrait of a bird. Other times they are responsive, such as in consideration of human impacts on the land. Other times these artworks are symbolic, using images of birds or the land to talk about human experiences and emotion.
I find myself drawn towards methods of art making that are intensely physical and material, mixing paints or inks, applying to a surface, hand burnishing- these processes provide their own challenges, rituals, and kinesthetic experience that is deeply satisfying. I love taking substances and manipulating them manually until I either meet my goal or discover something else along the way. I continually push myself to keep learning and growing, in the materials I already know, and exploring new ones.
My time in the studio oscillates between play led experimentation and methodical discipline. Each state informs the other, and together both keep me in a state of growth. I try to keep developing my skills with the discipline that is required while stretching my perspective and exploring ways I can take things further.
In making these works with joy and beauty, meaning, and expression, I hope to make art of quality and content that will last beyond trends. Art that is authentic. Art that brings beauty and meaning to the spaces they fill.
