I am drawn to the overlooked and discarded--the detritus of everyday life. I can still remember the dioramas I made as a kid and have many of the tiny ‘treasures’ I collected during my early childhood in Long Beach, CA.

I love to purposefully blur the lines between ‘high’ and ‘low’ art and to try and capture the wonder of storytelling and curiosity about what it means to be human.

I am inspired by the work of artists ranging from Louise Nevelson, Joseph Cornell, and Betty Saar, to El Anatsui, Nick Cave, and Franco Mondini Ruiz, among many, many others.”

Birds of a Feather Alphabet Series

This series started when I volunteered in my son’s first grade class to lead an art project using collage. The students were studying wildlife, so we settled on birds as our subject. Each child picked a different type of bird and made a portrait and included the first letter of its name. We used paper from all over the world, vintage maps, old magazines and greeting cards, tickets, stickers, you name it! The results were amazing and inspired me to start my own series.