Things catch my eye, a long forgotten scrapbook, a broken doll, a metal horse and rider. I want them but I don’t know why. They lay around with other things in my studio; trinkets found in flea markets, fragments of paper, rusted pieces of metal. It is curious to me why some things are thrown out and others are saved. I like objects that reveal on the surface, the journey of their existence. For me, it is as if they bear witness to our humanity.
Juxtaposition is a mysterious thing. The objects and images become an unspoken language, and meaning lies within the relationships of the unrelated. I seek to tell stories about the world around me through the fragments that have been discarded by others. Gathering the objects is easy; the difficulty lies in putting them together in meaningful ways.
As an artist, I am interested in merging technology and history, in both subject matter and technique. Cutting edge digital imaging is blended with historical photographic processes, mixed media, book arts, and assemblage. I am also interested in language, storytelling, and songwriting, and perform as a singer/songwriter. Throughout all of these seemingly dissimilar threads, I seek to weave the story of my experience.