THINGS THAT HAVE SHAPED ME:
I WAS BORN UNDER A BIG SKY
AND BELONG TO HORIZON LINES THAT DON’T END.
I WAS RAISED IN A HOUSE WITH 11 SIBLINGS AND EVENTUALLY LEARNED THAT I NEED SOLITUDE.
AT 18, I LEFT ORGANIZED EDUCATION AND CHOSE MOVEMENT INSTEAD.
TRAVEL BECAME MY TEACHER.
I BEGAN DRAWING AT 21, ALMOST ACCIDENTALLY. IT BECAME THE LANGUAGE I USE TO MAKE SENSE OF MYSELF AND THE WORLD.
IN MY 20’S I PRINTED MY ARTWORK AND STOOD BEHIND FOLDING TABLES AT MARKETS AND SHOWS. I LEARNED WHAT RESONATED, WHAT TRENDS, AND HOW TO SELL MY WORK WITHOUT LOSING MY SELF.
IN 2008 MY SON WAS BORN, ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.
THAT SAME YEAR, I OPENED THE DOOR INTO DIGITAL TOOLS. THE SHIFT FROM HAND TO SCREEN DID NOT REPLACE THE HANDMADE BUT EXPANDED IT.
IN 2010 I STARTED SEEING SUCCESS ONLINE WITH MY PATTERN DESIGNS AND BEGAN CREATING FULL TIME.
THE DESERT CLAIMED ME FULLY IN 2012, MOAB, UTAH. I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY TO LIVE IN A LANDSCAPE WITH RED ROCKS AND SPACE TO BREATHE.
IN 2017, I HELPED BUILD MY HOME, STRAW AND EARTH STACKED INTO SHELTER. THAT’S WHEN I UNDERSTOOD THAT ART DOES NOT STOP AT A CANVAS AND DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR NATURAL BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN.
IN 2025 I NOW LIVE AND WORK ON NEW LAND, A LITTLE FARM. A RETURN TO MY EARLY ROOTS OF GROWING FOOD, FLOWERS AND LIVING IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE EARTH.
I HOPE ONE DAY TO OFFER ARTIST RETREATS AND RESIDENCIES.
I DRAW DAILY.
I GROW FLOWERS.
I BUILD THINGS.
I AM RAISING A SON UNDER A WIDE SKY.
I MAKE SPACES WHERE ART AND LIFE ARE NOT SEPARATE DISCIPLINES.
MY WORK IS ROOTED IN ORGANIC FORMS, REPETITION AND FOLK MEMORY.
I AM INTERESTED IN DEPTH.
DEVOTION.
AND BUILDING LIFE WITH SOUL.
…IS A PHILOSOPHY I TRY TO INTEGRATE INTO EVERY CHOICE. IT MEANS VIEWING LIFE AS AN ONGOING CREATIVE JOURNEY, WHERE SELF-EXPRESSION AND AESTHETIC CHOICES ARE INFUSED INTO YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES. IT’S A COMMITMENT TO SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH AN ARTISTIC LENS, EMBRACING A MINDSET WHERE THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY, ORIGINALITY AND MEANING PERMEATE THE MOST MUNDANE MOMENTS.