Similar to revelations or realizations that one has after the subconscious has been mulling over something, my works appear in a percolating manner, bubbling to the surface from glimpses caught here and there in iterations of drawn lines. My work is a reflection of rumination and processing, a constant attempt to come to some better understanding of an experience, portrayed in a visual manner. The works often reveal characters within an emotional landscape, bringing with them levity, concreteness, and awareness.

I grew up on the eastern shore of Maryland, in Salisbury, with 3 brothers. At a young age I was inspired by my grandfather, whom I met through stories. He was a blacksmith before a professor, and I often tinkered with nuts and bolts to make metal sculptures, telling myself I would learn how to weld them when I was older. I took a high school welding class briefly, but for many years I left behind the notion for other pursuits. Finally, after college, finding myself without a specific intention for my biology degree, I returned to this childhood idea of learning to weld. As it would happen, a welding class through a nearby community college was just about to start. I took it, and went on to work for the instructor as a production welder for nearly two years. As a step to push myself back into art, and having no formal art education, I thought it best to take an introductory sculpture class at the local university. This, in combination with a night course teaching metal fabrication.

Through many hours of learning and drawing and ideating, I made the leap to begin my venture as a working artist. I am currently living in Austin, Texas, where I am now also teaching pre-k through elementary art and science at Rifugio Austin. I am incredibly grateful to have wound my way to this point, to be creating in this way, and continuing to further my art.