My apprenticeship in Santa Fe, NM. Marble holds its own pre-existing story and wisdom—its fissures and fossilization shaped long before the hand arrives. Creating form with stone is a collaboration; it is not a blank canvas. Pictured is a marble sculpture I carved.
Draw what lingers. Studies of My grandmother's cat, Mouse. Cats prove to be easier models than dogs!
Creating “Driftwood Islands” using only beach finds on an island in Maine. A favorite family pastime since childhood. Detail of the lighthouse.
“The past is consumed in the present the present is living only because it brings for the future .” pg.253, James Joyce. A story I revisit often for inspiration and understanding.
Aunt Jeanette’s summer home on North Haven, Maine—a cabinet of curiosities, alive with memories.
Crafting stories since 1994. Custom work allows my art to carry someone else’s narrative. It is a privilege to do so. Storytelling has always been focal in my practice.
Nature, the mother of all art. Unexpected discoveries found on upstate walks at home.
A fashion illustration for Ralph Lauren. 7 years of window display for the company catalyzed my merger of fashion and fine art.
Old library cards and log books. Unfiltered evidence of visitors from the past. This was the inspiration behind my custom labels and how I chronicle my pieces in each collection.
Shadow play and projection of natural elements for a college photography project. Drawing inspiration from the works of photographer, Francesca Woodman.
In the Wyeth tradition, props—like the military coat pictured—appear across three generations of artwork: hidden treasures that quietly tell a story.
Polly Pocket & Tamagotchis; the enchantment of little worlds that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Carry them with you.
The place where ideas first hatch and come together. I build concepts through a tactile process. Mood boards layered with sketches and ephemeral references, shaping materiality and form.
Patsy's Pet, an incredibly formative children's book that was my mother’s, ultimately fed into my love of Red & Blue. A cherished family heirloom.
Mother nature's brush at work. Temporary natural artworks spotted wandering our family farm in upstate New York - A spiderweb on the backdrop of an old barn in early morning.
Entryway to my apartment. Magnets, ticket stubs and sketches. Ephemeral scraps collected and collaged.
Detail from my crane series, playing with texture and translucency in the overlay of mixed media. A playful exploration of texture and transparency.
Hidden surprises. A small thrill unfolds with each turn of the hand—anticipation yielding to delight, revealed one layer at a time. Collecting Russian Dolls is a beloved pastime!
Collected and curated moment in my home that pays homage to the Southwest, where I lived after college.
Clyfford Still, PH-1, 1953. Crackling flames of light. Color carries the viewer beyond the confines of the border. White forms question the eye whether they reveal the canvas or sit on its surface. One of my favorite artists.
Concept building in my sketchbook before beginning a drawing. Mapping relationships allows the idea for an artwork to take shape.
Creation of the Air Freshner Clutch. Playdough, French Fry and other scents. Always retain a sense of humor and play in your life!
The treetop dwelling of Babar’s friend, Zephyr; a quiet celebration of family & belonging. I’m always returning to childhood favorites for inspiration.
Mira Shendel at the Tate Modern, 2012. Her artworks challenge the boundary between reading and viewing. This show inspired the installation I created for my thesis in graduate school.
2014 installation. A drawing of a room projected into another room, interrupted by hanging artworks in lucite with cut-out text. The viewer’s movement through the space informed the work, creating shadow play and exploration.
70’s postcard illustrating my grandparents home on Stowe Mountain. I have always found time spent in the mountains very humbling.
Line drawing in the third dimension. My lobster sculpture from 2007. He moved like one, too!
Where’s Waldo? Interactive art for all ages. Looking, finding and the resulting delight. I never tire of children’s books!
Andrew Wyeth. The story unfolds in the details. Look! Get closer!
My artwork “Practice Makes Perfect” c. 2018. A series of white charcoal works on chalkboard paint. Smearing the redundant writing of the phrase creates a grid, recounting the rigidity of antiquated educational practices.