Meet the Artist
ARTIST BIO​
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I’m a contemporary mixed media artist who creates layered, intuitive work rooted in joy, connection, and presence. Growing up in West Virginia, creativity became both a playground and a refuge. Time spent outdoors building forts, collecting objects, and imagining new worlds shaped my relationship to materials, texture, and storytelling from an early age.
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My artistic practice deepened during my teenage years when life required me to grow up quickly. During that time, art became grounding — a quiet way to process emotion, regulate anxiety, and preserve a sense of wonder. While I didn’t fully understand it then, creativity was teaching me how to stay present in uncertainty.
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Today, my process is instinctive and physical. I often begin with bold movement and playful mark-making, releasing energy before refining and shaping what wants to emerge. I work in mixed media because it allows for complexity — layers that feel rich, tactile, and lived-in. Nature-inspired forms, expressive lines, and vibrant color appear organically, guided by my core values of light, love, wonder, joy, and connection.
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I create art because it helps me feel grounded and alive. I share it in the hope that it does the same for others.
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ARTIST STATEMENT​
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My work explores how art can create moments of calm, connection, and emotional grounding in a fast-moving world. I paint intuitively, allowing feeling rather than planning to guide the process. Each piece begins with movement and play — bold marks, layered materials, and energetic color — before slowing into refinement and balance.
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Layering is central to my practice. Early marks are rarely erased; instead, they remain partially visible, reflecting how lived experiences shape us over time. Mixed media allows the work to function almost like an artifact — holding history, texture, and depth in a way a single medium cannot.
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Nature-inspired forms and expressive linework emerge organically, offering visual metaphors for growth, resilience, and becoming. While abstract, the work is deeply personal and intentionally open, inviting viewers to bring their own stories into the experience.
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Ultimately, I see my work as an offering — a place to pause, breathe, and reconnect with joy, wonder, and a sense of belonging. If the work creates even a small moment of stillness or recognition, it has done what it was meant to do.
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