Artist Statement

My work aims to create a web of experiences.  The layering of maps, shapes, and abstractions represent my experiences with a place along with other’s experiences.  The history of a place is shaped by the layers of memories that are created there.

The foundation of my process starts with adhering a map to the surface of the piece.  Upon the map, I build in layers of shapes inspired by the architecture of the place.  The use of mainly neutral colors works to invoke a sense of nostalgia with the viewer, similar to sepia-toned photographs and aged history books.  Gold leaf and splatters are often incorporated to add a final element of human touch, to symbolize the passage of time, and to communicate a sense of sacredness to the place.

In the end, the final piece demonstrates the layers of history that go into place, and through the work’s textural surface, it invites the viewer to step into the history of that place.