Artist Statement:

Since graduating from college, I have worked almost exclusively as a computer artist. By placing found objects on my flatbed scanner and then covering them with fabric, I have been able to create ethereal floating worlds that are super-saturated with intense color. Sometimes I begin a piece with a concept in mind, but most of the time I just start arranging things until a composition makes sense. It's a strange way of working because, like a photographer who photographs from beneath glass, I have to think backwards of what I am seeing. That's where my original training as a sculptor is used.

The themes of my work are very often spiritual in nature. Over the last several years I have become heavily influenced by Buddhist writings, and that influence is most obvious in the titles of many of my pieces. When they are not spiritual metaphors, they tend to be observations of something that has caught my attention.

II've found that my work appeals to many different kinds of people, from those who love contemporary art in all its appropriated glory to those who enjoy traditional imagery. I think it is because my work falls in between. The objects are easily recognized, yet the concepts behind the imagery are there for those who wish to delve deeper.

*Please note: many of the pieces on this site have individual statements that go into depth about their symbolism or the reasoning behind what I did. Some do not. It depends on whether or not I've figured out what the piece really means.

Sidebar:
To me, one of the funniest things I've learned about how people interpret my work has come from other women. When I exhibit my work, I've seen women drawn to the pieces that involve one of the many female action figures that I own. They see strong feminist statements in the pieces, I think they often expect me to be a raging proponent of "girl power." The whole thing makes me laugh. I understand where they see that, but I also know that, really, when it comes down to it, I use my action figures in my pieces because they're handy, they fit on my scanner, and I love them for what they are - crazy warrior women in bikinis. ...Maybe it is a "girl power" thing afterall...