I am interested in a purposeful restructuring of what has been broken down. Influenced by living in different cities positioned amidst the great wide open, my work explores the ways we navigate cycles of rupture and repair in relation to the surrounding landscape.
I begin paintings with the grounding presence of nature, using repetitive marks that evoke terrains of my current home in the Pacific Northwest, as well as from my upbringing near the Kansas plains. These organic textures are an earthy, nourishing foundation for subsequent layers to be reconstructed upon. I work into paper during the moments between other responsibilities, then later cut, tear, and collage these pieces together over the landscape-inspired paintings.