My art explores the connection to our essence, that part of the inner self that is the source of our unique meaning and gift, one’s clarity and strength. My intention is to create a feeling joy, peacefulness, and calm, to help the viewer go inward and examine where their full potential lies, to inspire a feeling of empowerment and freedom.
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Nature is the primary source of inspiration for both my paintings and sculptural work.
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I’m strongly inspired by raptor birds in flight. “Taking Flight,” a 25-foot sculpture that debuted at Burning Man, shows a feminine bird-like figure atop a spoked wheel. The symbol of a bird at the moment of lifting off suggests the idea of transformation. As we allow ourselves to let go and spread our wings, we begin to recognize our potential. The image suggests the vastness and freedom I imagine a bird in flight experiences when soaring high in the sky, riding the currents of the wind, gliding effortlessly through the air.
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In the horizon line paintings, I explore how contrasts lead to balance. No matter how stormy or calm the sea and the sky, the horizon line is ever-present: still, linear, peaceful, centered, and in harmony. The horizon is neither sky nor earth, it is the transition that takes us from tumult to clarity. It is the farthest line we can see, the farthest away from where we stand yet the closest in reflecting our inner alignment.
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My paintings also explore how geometric shapes show up in nature, caused by the play of light and shadow. I’m fascinated by the contrasting color palette sunlight creates in our natural environment, especially the presence of dark stormy seas and sky adjacent to sunlight breaking through clouds. This juxtaposition is another kind of contrast, as heavy dark colors shift to vivid brilliance and aliveness.

My painting and sculptural processes are quite different. In my sculptural work, I begin with a finished piece or concept in mind. I explore ideas in pencil sketches and often make a maquette. Before I start constructing a piece I use my fashion background to create a paper pattern to understand how it will need to be fabricated.

My painting process works in the opposite way. I begin with no concept in mind and play with shapes, colors, and textures as I apply varying mixed media. Each painting goes through many stages, and is finished when there is nothing else that seems missing, or needed, and I feel a sense of balance and completion.

In my latest work, I am creating functional sculptural art. I am developing a series of illuminated indoor/outdoor artworks that provide an ever-changing visual experience for the viewer. In Reflections, an illuminated steel series, the look, and feel of the work reflects the surrounding light and the environment, and the colors can change in response to the viewer’s moods.

All of my art is meant to inspire viewers to examine their full potential, to ask themselves: who am I and who could I be?