These paintings were made through use of the scene painting technique used in creating sets for theater productions.

This series of screen prints explore the nostalgia of childhood. I create these wallpapered patterns and images with pastel colors I associate with childhood. These designs are centered on toys that act as sort of a stand in for the figure. These timeless objects such as the teddy bear and ice cream cone allow for viewers of any age to connect to the piece.

I've always been drawn to themes of the circus, the geometric unblended aesthetic it gives and the excitement of the show. This series of prints are about my childhood experiences with the circus, how the circus is a place for families to make memories. And the circus is also a family in itself, traveling and supporting each other year after year. In this series I wanted to further evoke the playfulness of the circus, I created titles that work together to read as a sentence as you move from the first print to the fourth.

     This series of photographs is about showcasing the classical convention of landscape and traditional still life through the eyes of the artist. Bringing forward the idea of the accidental still life that is formed in a seemingly purposeful way when the artist is not paying attention. 

     By capturing these un-pristine materials of art and showing them in a way that calls attention to their texture and color helps to create the beauty formed in their abstraction. This abstraction along with the cropped compositions is what turns these actions into a still life and landscape. This more permanent way of seeing what would normally be gone in a day displays the importance of the paint that gets on the counter tops and floor, the scratched dirty surfaces and the soapy clean up of the creative process.  

     Through use of the CMYK screen printing process, this body of work explores memory and the ways in which memories shift, change, and fade every time they are recalled. The more frequently recalled, the less real memories seem. My clearest memories are those of special occasions, which possess a specific atmosphere and a sense of anticipation. They are more extraordinary and more readily captured on film, which helps me hold onto these memories longer than the childhood memories of everyday life. My childhood was extraordinary because of the creative minds of my parents who went far and beyond to create wonder in my life; those experiences are now my cherished memories.

This three image series is about how growing up is inevitable but you don't completely leave your childhood years behind. As you grow you don't really loose that mindset of being a kid, in the sense that you still play with your toys. Your toys may change but the idea is still the same. It's interesting how perhaps subconsciously your toys can shape your future. My thought was to show this parallel of exchanging your childhood toy for an adult job or hobby. Creating simple four color prints, I designed a monochromatic wallpapered background image of a childhood toy and in the foreground an adult equivalent to that toy.