My mixed media art is a visual expression of my emotions, thoughts, and beliefs about the world. It is an expression of my inner healing and spiritual growth. Most importantly, it is about connection.

I love mixing paint, creating a sweet combination of colors, drawing a line with freedom from perfection, scraping and scribbling through wet paint, creasing, folding and tearing paper, finding the perfect place for that one little piece. When I’m in front of a blank canvas, I am eager to begin again with any color I choose. I can be messy and loose. I feel free. As I work up the layers I become more focused on details and intentional with composition. I am thoughtful of a title as my feelings about recent experiences and new discoveries become integrated. I yearn for balance and simplicity (in my work and my life), yet there is usually a bit more I can add. Until it feels complete. This is my natural flow through life. Some days are messy - mentally or emotionally, while other days, or even just moments, I feel at peace. It is important for me to pay attention, to all of it.

The words and phrases, sometimes paragraphs, that appear as I work bring momentary awe and reflection, sometimes grief about the world. Amidst the busy-ness, struggles and joys, and the massive learning curves of parenting, my artistic process provides me with space for reflection, meditation and rest. It is one way I practice inner healing and spiritual openness.

Painting brings me peace of mind and eases my discomfort with the hardest parts of life, and the end results always reveal more reasons for faith in something bigger than me, and evidence of the Divine.

I hope my art makes your eyes dance and your spirit twirl. I hope you get lost within a little world of color that brings you delight. I hope it inspires you to pause and wonder about your own meaning. It might do none of those things. I’m okay with that too.