Artist Statement
I don’t ever want to settle into the complacency of “knowing.” The goal of my work is to reach that feeling of being lost in the woods (minus the fear)–that refreshing disorientation that makes you see everything with a clarity, as though for the first time. How does one stay awake that way, without letting the mind be lulled into the sleep of assumptions? I have recently started creating with found objects instead of automatically painting with oils on canvas, as I have done for years. In this way, I want my practice of artmaking to be a physical ritual of inviting the presence of mystery, not presuming to know where it will lead. What I have been surprised to find is that this way of working, for me, is often more truth-telling and autobiographical than ever before.
