I make paintings and drawings to fill rooms and I also make that art into books, cards, cups and other things. I do this work because I keep thinking about how stories, particularly animal metaphors, and the things of mundane life have an interrelationship with our mental health. With our stories; the things we think and the things we use and surround ourselves with we shape our environments, our relationships, our habits and then they shape us. So how can we help our own mental health with the objects we touch, with the stories we hear, with the images we see, with what we do repeatedly? I use fountain pens, ink and gouache paints to make my images and stories for exhibits then I use multiple artist publishing techniques to also create accessible editions from my images. My hope is that people will feel better, will smile and laugh, even for only a moment, will be encouraged to continue living and loving, when they encounter my work.

Mundane Magic
I think of how mundane things are the magic that makes a life practical, pleasant and possible; soup ladles, food containers, pencils, books, scissors … all inventions that have enabled humans to survive historically and thrive today. With objects we gather and share food, stories and knowledge so with my whimsical characters I want to celebrate ordinary tangible goodness.