My process is rooted in intuition. It is built on the trust I have cultivated with my own heart and hands, and the trust I have cultivated with the adventure of creating. Inspiration is a funny little thing. I find it hiding in the details of the world around me. I find it in the knit threads of my sweater or the shaking of dead leaves in the wind as they miraculously continue to hold tight to the trees. I find it in the reflection of light from a mirror, or the tiniest creases in my skin. This inspiration drives me to look closer at the things that go unnoticed, to see the beauty in the smallest details so I can better understand the glory and magnificence of the wholes themselves. I am inspired by Creation. I am inspired by what goes on when no one is watching or paying any attention. I am inspired by the presence and playfulness of a mothering and fathering God, and the way I see him in the things he has made.

 

I am drawn to exploring themes of spirituality and internal process in the most honest and vulnerable forms of expression. Through the utilization of multiple mediums, such as ink, paint, clay, and the physical body in the form of movement, I find I am able to better draw from internal wisdom, clarity, and truth. The work is an expression of my honest process. It is broken and needy; it is holy and alive. As I mature in my practice, I have found the life force that drives my work is the same that drives me: the seeking for more, and finding it. It is the longing to return to the place of union and connection. It is to be with the Creator, fully known and fully loved. The work is an act of faith, and an expression of my own humanity. It is an honest offering, a conversation, a journey with the Lord. It is the space between us and the space surrounding. 

       

The work is meant to become a window, a window into my process, my deep places, my longing and anguish, my hope and joy. It is wide open with an invitation to take a look around at all the beauty and mess and divinity. My hope is that the work would provide a pause, a jolt, and wake up call to the spirits of which encounter it.