I draw and paint characters that are odd and exaggerated, isolated in raw, over-emotional states. In each subject, a spiritual fortitude resounds as the subject connects to the animals and other figures in the composition. My drawings mingle vulnerability with strength and melancholy with humor.

White space surrounds the form. This white expanse further isolates the figure, and also suggests a blinding state of dream or memory; a stark flash of insight. The elements are personal; formed from dreams, family photographs, and memories pieced together.

In my work, I research a number of academic fields. Shrouded beneath and embedded within the easily recognizable and understood elements of my work are forms and knowledge pulled from the fields of semiotics, psychology, dream analysis, Native American literature, women's studies, prophecy, and animal symbolism. I take this research very seriously, often accumulating volumes of notes and sketches. My studies lead me down some interesting avenues, but when I sit down to make the work the process condenses and crystallizes to an emotion, my hearts story.


I live and work in Brooklyn, NY.