In my creative practice, I have always leaned heavily on stories about my ancestral past, my own memories, and the power of imagination. Often, I mix what I see in the physical waking world with dreams and moments between sleep and consciousness when light and shadow offer the most compelling opportunities for transcendence. 

 

This luminous place relates to my focus as an architect where the power of imagination through alternative perspectives easily segued into my practice as an artist. Here I have concentrated on nature, light, and space, and the decisions we make when we are passing through “inbetween spaces”: those moments when we move from one space to the next, when the light opens up or closes down and we become hyper-aware of our surroundings. This is not unlike our lives in transition, when we are heading down a certain path but suddenly feel compelled to walk through the untrodden meadow searching and hoping for something wild and unexpected. Many of my pieces explore these dreamlike experiences where the will and acceptance collide. 

 

The paintings Listen (2025), Making Peace (2026) and Pink Cake (2026) are part of a recent series that add a layer of exploration into the interconnectedness of life. To me, the women in these paintings are quietly holding up the world and protecting us. They are a part of nature, as are the animals, who are central characters. The animals are always messengers, storytellers, and deep thinkers. They free us to trust our intuition. They compel us to be our wild selves. Of course I want to be the animal, and this is what I want to investigate while making these pieces.