I use collage as a medium through which to create environments and explore ethereal concepts such as change, freedom, and loss. I aim to reach a balance of simplicity and complexity in both meaning and aesthetic presentation.
My collages are made up of a wide variety of materials, including magazines and newspapers, photos, thread, coffee, pen and ink, and acrylic paint, using related techniques. I often rely on transparent vellum to create a sense of depth in a 2-dimensional space or a sense of time passing on a static page. I have recently incorporated sewing in my work to further develop phantom landscapes and to work with negative space in a new way. Thread is also symbolic in these pieces, which explore the concept of bonds made and broken between people and places and among cultures and histories.