Work

For Us

In this painting series I explore the intersection of imagination and resilience, informed by my experience teaching through the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound (FEPPS) at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). Teaching fine art in a carceral setting has fundamentally reshaped my understanding of painting, not just as a visual practice, but as a means of survival, self-expression, and reclamation of space. 

FEPPS provides an accredited college program for incarcerated students and supports pathways to higher education after release. Through my work with FEPPS, I have witnessed firsthand the power of imagination in environments designed to suppress it. My current series, For Us, reflects these experiences by depicting solitary figures surrounded by elements of their imagination. Each painting features a single figure, drawn from real models who are stalking survivors, each with a unique story of survival and resilience. These paintings challenge traditional portraiture by centering not the physical body, but the unseen forces that define a person’s reality: thought processes, stories, and imagination.

Bedscape Series

My work explores the intersection of the human body and its surroundings, often depicting interior and exterior scenes illuminated by reflective light. I am particularly interested in imagination as a tool for reinventing memory, and frequently incorporate elements of color theory through a limited palette in my compositions. Beyond aesthetics, I am deeply committed to art as both an academic pursuit and a means of healing. I believe art has the power to challenge and break boundaries, and I use my work to explore the complexities of space and togetherness.

Lately, my practice has focused on platonic intimacy. Bedscapes, a series of emotional fabric landscapes, illustrates this through naturalistic oil paintings that merge classical landscape traditions with my tangible obsession with bodily fabric. This body of work reflects a universal longing for shared calm at the end of the day.

Deeply influenced by the Romanticism movement, my work embraces emotion and nature over logic and industry. While I do not wish to overlook life’s harsh realities, the weight of struggle, solitude, and impermanence, I find a sense of freedom in feeling, imagination, and the organic world. In times of struggle, I turn to the small victories and peaceful routines that provide moments of calm, helping to restore balance in the midst of chaos. Ultimately, my work underscores the fundamental need for partnership and peace, a shared desire for connection and harmony.

Pillow Talk 32 x 49 Oil on Panel
Human Tendencies 32 x 49 Oil on Panel
Velvet Foothills 24 x 36 Oil on Panel
10 More Minutes 40 x 30 Oil on Canvas
18 Degrees 32 x 49 Oil on Panel
Coincide 32 x 49 Oil on Panel
Interior Caving 20 x 40 Oil on Canvas
Lamby 12 x 12 Oil on Panel
Midnights 12 x 24 Oil on Canvas
Still Life and Still Nights 12 x 24 Oil on Canvas

Memory Hoarder Series

Pensive Madonna 46 x 46 (Sold) Oil on Canvas
Hide and Seek 46 x 66 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Midsummer 45 x 47 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Doll House 48 x 48 Oil on Canvas
Summertime Sadness I 48 x 48 Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Summertime Sadness II 48 x 48 Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Finding Figures 72 x 48 Oil on Canvas
Goodnight Moon 21 x 21 Oil on Canvas
Interior Motives 21 x 21 Oil on Canvas
Metamorphosis Series (Sold) 8 x 8 Oil on Panel
Room to Room 64 x 105 Fiber, synthetic and natural dyes, 600 feet of wire, rug, wood, slides, and airplane cables
Life Cycles 132 x 324 inch (folded) Fiber
Life Cycles 132 x 324 inch (folded) Fiber
Tag in the City 54 x 48 Oil and Fiber on Canvas
Unruly Mackerels (feet) 46 x 46 Oil on Canvas
Pb&J 48 x 36 Oil and fiber natural dyes and fiber
Summer Textile 18 x 20″ Oil on Canvas

Natural Dye Series

Sisters 120 x 48 Oil and Fiber on Panel
Hopscotch 108 x 108 Oil on Canvas and Thread
Hopscotch II 48 x 12 Oil on Linen Canvas
Anni Albers Diptych 48 x 48 Oil and Fiber on Canvas
Anni Albers I 48 x 48 Oil and Fiber on Canvas
Anni Albers II 48 x 48 Oil and Fiber on Canvas
Temporary Ground 108 x 360 Natural Dyes and Fiber
Temporary Ground 108 x 360 Natural Dyes and Fiber
Cherry Lane and PA
Cherry Lane 132 x 36 Natural Dyes and Fiber
PA 56 x 48 Natural Dyes and Fiber
Fiber Paintings varying sizes Natural Dyes and Fiber
Oil Seeds
Oil and Indigo Seeds
Seed I Goldenrod, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes
Seed II Tumeric, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes
Seed III Goldenrod, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes
Seed IV Tumeric, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes
Seed V Goldenrod, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes
Seed VI Cabbage, Cochineal, and other Natural Dyes

Embodied Series

Embody, 73 x 96 x 6 “, Oil and fiber on canvas
The Impossible Body IV, 38 x 50″, Charcoal and Pastel on Lenox Paper
The Impossible Body III, 38 x 50″, Charcoal and Pastel on Lenox Paper
The Impossible Body II,38 x 50″, Charcoal and Pastel on Lenox Paper
The Impossible Body I, 38 x 50″, Charcoal and Pastel on Lenox Paper
Stripe 3D Painting