In the Studio

When my daughter was young, we would enjoy exploring early taxonomic classification and organize our little world into the preset categories of “Bear-like,” “Dog-like,” and “Cat-like.” We spent hours naming animals...

So, how do the big flowers fit into the art I make?   My deep love of nature began early in my youth. I was ecstatic to see photos of...

 About 10 years ago, I saw an amazing skill…from a cuttlefish. This cuttlefish could change his entire body’s color, shape, and texture to camouflage with his surroundings.  An expert, he...

This is a time in our human civilization when information sharing has helped to catapult the integral role that our microbial brothers have on every aspect of our daily lives from our food cravings and gut health to their abilities to affect food production, water, air, and our living environments.

Edges, walls, borders and fences all present varied possibilities. This series explores these demarcations utilizing the "DNA" of well-loved jewelry and clothing to build new interactions.   How did the series come about?...

A series of 7 reimagined painted pisco liquor bottles. Some of my fondest memories are of family gatherings where the clinking of glasses blended in with live music, and laughter of...

This series is an act of seeding. It began this season during the disruption that is spring, and collision of variables that woke the dormant, and broke through the impenetrable routine of everyday acceptance.

Using foundational items, like seed pods, wood, stones, and shells, as the seed material for creation, I become the soil.  

     I started working on this piece when the Amazon forest fires made the news in August. I was in the midst of working on a series, but felt compelled...