Artist Statement:

My process always begins with materials, each with their own unique sensual properties and demands. Paint is malleable and lends itself to rapid application. Drawing is the most direct of the physical mediums; it is the resistance of graphite pressed against the weave of the paper. I use #6B pencils; the softness of the lead allows me to press hard and get a rich mark that literally bonds to the paper. Printmaking involves culling a variety of discrete visual elements and, through improvisation, composing them using a range of print methods. My print process is open and mutable, investigation more than reproduction. Hand drawn, stop-motion animations are a constant effort in letting go, each frame erasing the one before.

I create environments in which human and animal characters from disparate times and cultures interact. Using sources ranging from Jungian philosophy to classical myth to images from popular culture, I question what happens when mismatched archetypes cross paths in disjointed landscapes. An ambiguous yet crucial element to the spaces I make, time moves in all directions within the picture planes.

Erasure, fragmentation, juxtaposition, and revision are key elements to all forms of my work. I find cryptic revelations through the accumulation of disappearing layers. Ultimately my work comes down to the haptic mark and an exploration of the fuzzy territory between figuration, abstraction, and story.