My artwork is rooted in curiosity about what pulses beneath the surface of our lives—the emotions, memories, and invisible connections that shape our experience. Through mixed media, expressive line, bold colour, gold, symbolism, and geometric pattern, I explore how intuition and intention become form. I am drawn to the meeting of structure and spontaneity, the material and the spiritual, and the ways a shape or symbol can hold a story, a feeling, or a sense of connection. Each piece unfolds through listening, experimentation, and trust, leaving room for play and unexpected meaning. My intention is to create moments of recognition and wonder that bring us closer to ourselves, one another, and the stories we carry and pass on.
STATES OF BEING, 2022
Personal emotional states can feel deeply isolating, yet when we step back, they reveal something profound and universal. This work tells a story of cycles, polarization, and the ongoing discovery of a way through.
At its centre rests the phrase:
“There is a universe inside me.”
Surrounding layers reflect what I perceive as mirrored opposites—polarized thoughts and emotional states that shape our inner landscapes. Polarization brings intensity, contradiction, and many levels of vibration. It is part of the human experience to know both ebb and flow. Through this movement, we change.
The lower left explores feelings of sickness, frustration, anger, despair, confusion, and the sensation of being unable to see the light, while still sensing that something more exists beyond the discomfort.
The upper right points toward another possibility: turning inward, facing oneself honestly, accepting what is present, considering other perspectives, and learning to meet oneself with compassion. In time, comes the realization that we are not the chaos of our thoughts and emotions, but the observer participating in the process. Perfectly imperfect.
This piece is comprised of twenty-five frames. Within spiritual traditions, the number twenty-five is often associated with change, intuition, self-awareness, introspection, wisdom, resilience, and the cyclical nature of growth. Transformation is not easy, particularly when opening to new understandings of self, yet change is still an essential part of the unfurling of us.
Ink (pens & Sharpies) on paper, acrylic on woodblock, collage, found-object
3 x 5 feet (25 frames assembled)