Our connection to nature is ancestral.

Through my work, I recognize this primal connection as I am stirred by humans as a species, our emotional experiences that drive our behavior, and the natural world from which we came. As a result of these influences, I continually experiment with processes, mediums, and concepts as the nature of the work itself takes on a life of its own. Becoming a home for the soul.

My process involves foraging, preservation, and creation in equal parts. I often travel to new locations to discover and collect organic material. Once I have the materials in the studio, I begin sculpting and preserving them through drying and various resins as needed. Initially, this process is slow, allowing me to meditate on the aspects of the piece that drew me to it, in order to highlight something of emotional resonance.

Through each body of work I create, I use a mix of materials, dimensional, flat, soft, structural to express human experiences. By centering on a specific story, I make meaning and present a lens to view and feel the natural objects. By bringing together a resonant emotional story with an unconventional use of organic material or form, I build back our connection and create a place for the soul to feel itself reflected.