There is a small box under my bedframe filled with things I should’ve thrown away - old receipts and letters, a small jar of sand, my wisdom teeth. I tell myself they’re mementos; but really they are proof of the old love sitting in my stomach; proof that I love until it becomes a crumpled up receipt in a box under my bed. 

 

I primarily work in printmaking but also work in sculpture, installation, and film. Most recently, my work is focused on my fascination with the deep ocean and my connection to water. I have primarily been working with lithography, and the material connection to my subject. Limestone is accumulated marine life fragments often stretching back millions of years sedimenting together to form the stone itself. It feels as if my creatures and the creatures in the stone are speaking to each other. My sculpture, installation, and film practices focus more on using easily recognizable forms to bring people deeper into the world I am creating. Across mediums, I’m most focused on process – letting my hands show in my work. Showing the imperfections,  fingerprints and mistakes that communicate the love put into the pieces and objects themselves. My work lets you into the old box under my bed.