Engaging with material is the primary way I begin my works; concept derives itself from the process, during which an emotional bond between myself and the piece grows. As a multimedia artist, I utilize a variety of materials to convey emotions felt in my youth as well as during everyday encounters with my surroundings. Abstraction allows me to imbue work with my own emotions while allowing the viewer to respond for themselves, and therefore connecting me to them as in a dialogue. This form of expression also allows me to confront my own materiality and offers a moment of dynamic interaction and fluid movement outside of ideological boundaries.
Featured Work
Consolations — Lessons Learned
I started my major Consolations series of sculptures and drawings in 2013, working in bronze, aluminum, and cedar. This piece, Consolations—Lessons Learned, is the fourth large-scale sculpture in the series, with auto biographical information continuing to be a main force behind the titling and the work. The pieces are both totemic and architectonic. Making these pieces engages my memories—both distant and recent—with time coloring the past in changing ways, resulting in seemingly precarious yet stable constructions.