Artist Statement
I believe there’s meaning in material and process. My practice revolves around constant experimentation and discovery, and the joy this creative energy brings to my life and the world at large.
I am a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores paint as object and architecture through innovative processes using acrylic paint and metal leaf. I am interested in how the heightened physicality of the paint may generate corporeal resonance, and elicit desire or longing. With this work I create experiences that enhance the viewer’s awareness of being physically present, spark conversation, and inspire a sense of joy or wonder. Viewers become participants, and the elements of surprise and wonder become a way for strangers to connect.
My large-scale installations strike a dialogue between hyperphysical paint forms and expanses of metal leaf in which I am painting with light and fields of reflected color. There is a deliberate intersection between the ethereal medium of light and the materially tethered nature of paint.
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My process involves pouring thick pools of acrylic paint onto plastic sheeting. Once the pooled paint dries, I peel the skin- or fabric-like material off the plastic, then use it to form three-dimensional objects. Utilizing different sculptural approaches at a wide range of scales, I create paintings executed in space in which the viewer becomes a participant.
I recently started an experimental series of ink and watercolor drawings using unique, powerful tools: vintage and antique brushes that have been worn down and shaped by the repeated actions of unknown strangers. I am honoring the living history of the tools with this work. The watercolors are created with genuine amethyst, hematite, and other gemstone pigments, and are imbued with their healing properties.