It’s impossible to think of a singular moment in my life where connection was not at the center of it. I am physically connected to this planet by gravity and connected through our physical make up from the elements of water, earth, fire, air and ether. I am mentally and emotionally connected to my community as we listen and hold space for our shared experiences. I am spiritually connected to everything. There is not a moment in my life where I am not invited to connect to life around me. Paradoxically, I can easily disconnect myself from all of it in a matter of seconds and too often I am wandering around disconnected, ungrounded and caught in a narrative where at the center of disconnection I find my fears.

I bring the smells, textures and natural raw materials from the surrounding land in northern California back into the studio, utilizing plant-inks, salts, honey, egg and clays. Employing my science background in horticulture, I experiment with the reactive components of the raw materials to one another. The materials’ alchemical interactions with each other on the working surface create an unpredictable reaction. I listen, observe and respond allowing for the unknown.

Creativity for me is an intentional wandering through an inner cavity that I am exploring for the first time; open and aware, a bit unsure of my footing but excited to see where I can go, excited for the possibilities. It’s an endless journey and a way forward to explore and make sense of our outer and inner worlds through the means of curiosity, adventure, joy and trust where there is no right answer only an answer that awaits to be discovered.