I work in the medium of collage, enjoying the many tactile benefits of the art form that give me permission to collect, to tear, to touch, to play. I use a combination of handmade and manufactured papers and ephemera that allow me to explore and imagine, to examine and challenge what is apparent, and to re-create.
I have always been fascinated with old maps, books, sheet music, scraps of paper and fabric, wrappers and ribbons, and see possibilities – color, value, texture in everything. Challenged to take those things that have been cast aside and re-purpose them to new life in my art is what excites and inspires me.