ART

artist statement

Across mediums, I explore physical and metaphorical relationships between bodies, identities, space, and nature. Greatly inspired and informed by my yoga practice, I depict the body on various scales of magnitude and abstraction. I blur the boundaries between art and science, body and nature, by utilizing medical and natural imagery to create works that encourage introspection on relationships with self and surroundings. I aim to highlight the beauty found in and paralleled by all beings, everywhere.

and sometimes I experiment ;)

Ceremonial Vase 

2024

7x17

bisque terracotta, underglaze, glaze, embroidery thread 


full body workup

2023

tryptic with 8x10" images on 13x19" panels

acrylic and flash paint on photo paper

Transformed internal imaging displayed with hospital ID band, click here to view full installation with audio, inspirations, and before and afters. 

vitality 

2022

28x19" (per screen)

repeat screen print on fabric

Inspired by and created with images of human cross sections from the Visible Human Project, click here to see the process

self portrait 

2023

24x18

paint on paper, gold leaf

Pearl 

2024

8x8

raku clay, raku glaze


ha/tha

2022

Chipboard with paint and sand overlay

12x24"

Inverse geometric forms created using the negative space of a tree branch.

cerebral extender

2023

6x1"

acrylic paint, natural paper, acrylic sheet, aluminum foil, vacuum bag

satirical sculpture piece, click here to view full concept

Left Hand on Black

2023

12x12"

Paper sculpture mounted in shadow box

intramuscular

2023

plaster

8x17"

dyed plaster poured into hand-sculpted mold then carved.

once every 3,000 years

2023

six 4x4" panels

watercolor on paper

refocusing of the water cycle story, click here to view full story


Flourish

2023

chicken wire, paper mache, acrylic paint

3x3'

To-scale chicken wire and paper mache self-portrait. Covered with acrylic paint and dried-flower appliqué.

see me now

2023

chicken wire

3x3'

To-scale chicken wire self-portrait. 

woodwind

2023

wood, wire 

12x8"

Bamboo sticks hung over copper wire crank on wood frame. The crank can be turned to move the sticks, emulating the sound of a breeze moving through a tree.

shoulder joint

2022

8x6"

paper sculpture

(properly located) anatomical shoulder joint recreation including the humerus and scapula with coracoid and acromion processes.

dislocated

2022

charcoal on paper

8x10"

Drawn with left-hand (non-dominate) referencing X-ray of my fully dislocated right shoulder.

Urdhva Dhanurasana

2022

4x2"

lino cut, ink on paper

Lino cut figure printed on paper with ink illustrations on the back side. The box can be closed to hide the figure and opened to reveal the figure in urdhva dhanurasana (wheel pose).

nestled 

2023

tryptic with 3x5" panels

collage, watercolor, pen

inspired by canyons

red lady

2021

6x6"

acrylic on canvas

painted from observation

around and around


2023

18x6"

beads, paper petals, glue brush strokes, thread, hung on copper wire frame

kinetic sculpture

samahdi

2021

10x12"

found collage on canvas

Images sourced from National Geographic, The Smithsonian, and PEOPLE magazine.

wooder 

2022

17x9"

wire, resin

to-scale wire recreation of water bottle with removable lid and resin puddle

vertabra

2022

2x2"

clay

sculpted from observation

washed up

2023

6x6" 

acrylic paint, sand, and resin on wood panel

the freak

2021

8x10"

lino cut on paper

inspired by the two-headed calf by Laura Gilpin