I am interested in making abstract work that connotes my psychological experience. I use rhythmic analogues to evoke a calm emotional reaction with agitated undertones. Spontaneous mark making, repetition of form, and their clustering are consistent elements throughout my work. I draw from hazy and fleeting memory or make work that pieces together multiple memories. My compulsive desire to make marks is evident throughout my imagery.
My impulse to make work comes from inward experiences in which I transition between psychological states, be it an overwhelming sense of panic followed by relief through frenetic activity, confusion with points of clarity, or a search to discover beauty in the mundane.
My work relies on relationships established through formal and material contrast: found vs. handmade, organic vs. geometric and immediate vs. restrained. These relationships also evolve via focused repetition that is broken by moments of randomness, as well as the negation or emphasizing of elements by way of layering.