ARTIST STATEMENT
My work reflects my observations and thoughts on duality. I’m interested in finding balance among the chaos of everyday living. I see and experience opposing forces daily. Some are simple concepts- such as good versus evil, chaos versus order, organic versus geometric, natural versus man-made. While some are more personal-such as anxiety versus depression, conflict between inner and outer self, disorganization versus obsessive compulsive. I'm fascinated by the delicate point at which these opposing forces meet to create balance. I use a variety of papers, fibers, painting and drawing to represent the chaos of everyday life.
Editing, rearranging, dissecting, reassembling, and stitching together these parts with deliberate choice are a way to balance the chaos I experience and take back control.
“...an artist’s job is to make order out of chaos. You collect details, look for pattern, and organize. You make sense out of senseless facts. You puzzle together bits of everything. You shuffle and reorganize. Collage. Montage. Assemble. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a diary.”
~Excerpt from Diary: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
ABOUT ME
I'm a Richmond, VA native.. I spend my time working as an Art educator in Hanover County, enjoying time with my family, and getting in my studio to create art whenever I can.
EDUCATION
2011 Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts, focus in Crafts and Mixed Media
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Focus in Art Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-Present Art Educator, Stonewall Jackson Middle School, Hanover, VA
2002-2005 Art Educator, St. Edward Epiphany School, Richmond, VA
My work reflects my observations and thoughts on duality. I’m interested in finding balance among the chaos of everyday living. I see and experience opposing forces daily. Some are simple concepts- such as good versus evil, chaos versus order, organic versus geometric, natural versus man-made. While some are more personal-such as anxiety versus depression, conflict between inner and outer self, disorganization versus obsessive compulsive. I'm fascinated by the delicate point at which these opposing forces meet to create balance. I use a variety of papers, fibers, painting and drawing to represent the chaos of everyday life.
Editing, rearranging, dissecting, reassembling, and stitching together these parts with deliberate choice are a way to balance the chaos I experience and take back control.
“...an artist’s job is to make order out of chaos. You collect details, look for pattern, and organize. You make sense out of senseless facts. You puzzle together bits of everything. You shuffle and reorganize. Collage. Montage. Assemble. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a diary.”
~Excerpt from Diary: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
ABOUT ME
I'm a Richmond, VA native.. I spend my time working as an Art educator in Hanover County, enjoying time with my family, and getting in my studio to create art whenever I can.
EDUCATION
2011 Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts, focus in Crafts and Mixed Media
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Focus in Art Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-Present Art Educator, Stonewall Jackson Middle School, Hanover, VA
2002-2005 Art Educator, St. Edward Epiphany School, Richmond, VA
