Early in my life, I knew I wanted to be a “maker” of some kind. Initially my interests were exclusively in drawing and painting. Once introduced to printmaking, I was immediately captivated with these astonishingly expansive processes. Responding to these printmaking approaches and materials inform the imagery, sometimes lengthy and intricate, other times rapid and spontaneous. Different printmaking processes offer ways to layer marks and colors that help with developinng rich intrigue.

The subjects range from carefully rendered images of animals and the natural world to composite dream-like forms. Each piece is spurred from an event, a conversation with a friend, pondering the capricious nature of fate or odd dichotomies that inform daily life. These animals, objects, buildings and textures explore relationships between the natural and man-made worlds.