artist statement
One of my fondest memories is sitting at the coffee table, painting happy little trees along with Bob Ross when I was a toddler. While painting is one of my first loves, I enjoy working in various media at various scales, anywhere from small works that are just a few inches to large-scale murals and other forms of public art.
I love engaging with my curiosity and seeing where the process leads. While my style and content range widely, I generally enjoy playing around with colors, contrast, and textures and incorporating an element of surprise and delight. Sometimes my art gets pretty weird, and I like it that way.
As I grow, I want to push the boundaries of my comfort zone and make new pieces that challenge others to think in new ways and open their minds. I’m open to project inquiries of all types, and particularly interested in large-scale artwork that invites viewers to participate in some way.
I'm deeply passionate about the power of placemaking to create a sense of belonging, and I believe creative empowerment through community engagement has the potential to strengthen our sense of connection and well-being.
I love engaging with my curiosity and seeing where the process leads. While my style and content range widely, I generally enjoy playing around with colors, contrast, and textures and incorporating an element of surprise and delight. Sometimes my art gets pretty weird, and I like it that way.
As I grow, I want to push the boundaries of my comfort zone and make new pieces that challenge others to think in new ways and open their minds. I’m open to project inquiries of all types, and particularly interested in large-scale artwork that invites viewers to participate in some way.
I'm deeply passionate about the power of placemaking to create a sense of belonging, and I believe creative empowerment through community engagement has the potential to strengthen our sense of connection and well-being.
bio
I moved to Seattle in 2017 for a role in commercial art consulting at Grand Image, where I ideated and project-managed large-scale custom art projects for clients including corporate offices, multifamily residential buildings, restaurants, hotels and healthcare facilities.
In 2021, I joined the team at Urban ArtWorks, a Seattle-based nonprofit whose mission is to engage youth, artists, and communities in the creation of public artwork that inspires connections and honors their voices. I currently serve as the Project Director, overseeing commission murals and other public artworks, with community-building and volunteer engagement, as well as RFQ and RFP processes.
My journey to Seattle was a magical and serendipitous one, born from a Yoga Teacher Training near my hometown in Connecticut, in which I enrolled after returning stateside from nearly a year of traveling abroad and soul searching in my late twenties.
Connecticut is where I grew up and lived throughout high school. I moved to the mid-west for college, where I earned a BFA with a concentration in visual communication at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. After graduating in 2010, shortly after the financial crisis of 08-09’, I spent some time in Arizona and Southern California exploring a few different career avenues. I inevitably found my way back to the arts.
I am currently taking commissions and would love to connect, please feel free to reach out with questions or inquiries!
In 2021, I joined the team at Urban ArtWorks, a Seattle-based nonprofit whose mission is to engage youth, artists, and communities in the creation of public artwork that inspires connections and honors their voices. I currently serve as the Project Director, overseeing commission murals and other public artworks, with community-building and volunteer engagement, as well as RFQ and RFP processes.
My journey to Seattle was a magical and serendipitous one, born from a Yoga Teacher Training near my hometown in Connecticut, in which I enrolled after returning stateside from nearly a year of traveling abroad and soul searching in my late twenties.
Connecticut is where I grew up and lived throughout high school. I moved to the mid-west for college, where I earned a BFA with a concentration in visual communication at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. After graduating in 2010, shortly after the financial crisis of 08-09’, I spent some time in Arizona and Southern California exploring a few different career avenues. I inevitably found my way back to the arts.
I am currently taking commissions and would love to connect, please feel free to reach out with questions or inquiries!
my creative process
Inspiration is lurking virtually everywhere around us--- even if we wonder at times where it's gone to hide. Since I don't always know where to look, I like to keep my eyes peeled for new ideas and my mind open to new possibilities.
The beauty of design as an art form -- especially in contemporary culture -- is the conceptual power it wields as a creative catalyst. From the most intimate of personal experiences to the broadest of cultural applications, design need not be fancy or frilly to make an impact. However, simple does not mean easy, and untapped ideas aren't going anywhere on their own.
Rather, the design process largely relies upon eager, undaunted curiosity to cultivate the potential of budding ideas. As an artist and designer, I enjoy exploring how art can allow us all to see something wonderful, disturbing, or surprising in even the most familiar of surroundings, and how design can help communicate with viewers in an impactful way. This constant consideration and reconsideration of my environment and everything in it creates a balance wherein my insatiable curiosity fuels my creative approach and vice versa.
The beauty of design as an art form -- especially in contemporary culture -- is the conceptual power it wields as a creative catalyst. From the most intimate of personal experiences to the broadest of cultural applications, design need not be fancy or frilly to make an impact. However, simple does not mean easy, and untapped ideas aren't going anywhere on their own.
Rather, the design process largely relies upon eager, undaunted curiosity to cultivate the potential of budding ideas. As an artist and designer, I enjoy exploring how art can allow us all to see something wonderful, disturbing, or surprising in even the most familiar of surroundings, and how design can help communicate with viewers in an impactful way. This constant consideration and reconsideration of my environment and everything in it creates a balance wherein my insatiable curiosity fuels my creative approach and vice versa.