About

My work explores the natural world through the lens of texture, color, and storytelling. Inspired by traditional botany, landscapes, and seasonal cycles, I create layered, abstract representations that invite viewers into a space of both familiarity and wonder. Each piece begins with an exploration of textures and colors, often incorporating rich hues of purple, green, and gold, set against pages of historical texts, like those from Webster's 1961 dictionary. These fragments of language add a layer of history, grounding each artwork in a tapestry of meaning that intertwines nature and human knowledge.

I began my art practice as a watercolorist, where I learned to represent the natural world with delicate washes and detailed observation. This early foundation informs my current work, which combines collage and gel printing techniques to create vibrant textures and intricate layers. I build my own collage papers with a gel plate, blending acrylics and inks to create colors and textures that capture the spirit of each piece. The gel printing technique allows me to experiment with materials in unexpected ways, such as using natural elements like parsley stems to create icy textures, adding a unique depth to works like "Moon When the Rivers Start to Freeze."

My botanical abstractions, like “Branch of Spades,” celebrate the intricacies of plant forms, enhanced with delicate dot work and bold spade shapes that draw on the organic beauty of flora. In landscapes such as “Appalachian Sunset,” layers of color and pattern evoke a sense of place and the changing light at dusk. By merging contemporary techniques with natural symbolism, I hope to inspire reflection on the interconnectedness of the earth’s cycles and the rhythms of human life.