PORTFOLIO > Current Work (2018-Present)

Strata
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
48” x 36”
2023
Catch My Breath
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
48” x 36”
2023
Mariner
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
48” x 36”
2023
Threshold
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
48” x 36”
2023
Mother Tongue
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
36" x 24"
2023
Van Brunt III
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
30" x 60"
2023
Byrne III
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
60" x 30"
2021
Surveyor
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
36” x 24”
2022
Surveyor - Detail
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
36” x 24”
2022
Byrne II
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
60" x 40"
2021
Doldrum I
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
48" x 24"
2021
Doldrum III
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
24" x 18"
2021
Doldrum IV
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
24" x 18"
2021
Doldrum VI
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
24" x 18"
2021
Doldrum V
Painted Paper, thread, nails and wood on wood panel
73” x 36”
2021
Byrne I
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
24" x 48"
2020
Byrne - Detail
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
24" x 48"
2020
Stoop
Painted paper, thread and nails on wood
24" x 18"
2019
Stoop Detail
Painted paper, thread, wood and nails on wood panel
24" x 18"
2020
Blönduós IV
Painted paper, thread and nails on wood
24" x 18"
2019

My artwork is a foil to the turmoil that I see in the world around me as well as a celebration of the beauty that can be found the small things that are often overlooked. The contours of a sidewalk crack, the multicolored strata of paint on an old fence and even uninhibited scribbles on a discarded piece of paper become the genesis for my work. Exploring in this way allows me to better experience the intimate in the immense landscape by breaking down its complexity. My work centers around the desire to repair and to create harmony. I dissect and cut paper forms, which are then pieced, woven or bound together to create a new whole. This is akin to stones accumulating into a mountain. Working meditatively, compositions grow organically through a dialogue between colors as they vibrate against and harmonize with each other.

Material and process inform my studio practice. Although trained as a painter, I borrow from the traditions and language of textiles. I am particularly inspired by the generations of seamstresses in my family who embraced the quilting tradition of reusing fabric remnants. Pieces of clothing and everyday textiles reflect their origins even as they are reassembled into something new. I am fascinated by the concept that materials retain memory. By incorporating old work, scraps and found paper, my collages preserve the history of their making while also continuing to feed into a larger generative process.