Artist Statement

My work explores time, memory, and place through drawing, painting, and image transfer. I construct layered surfaces that incorporate historical photographs, allowing fragments of the past to emerge, recede, and coexist within imagined landscapes. These Dreamscapes are built slowly, through accumulation, erasure, and revision, reflecting an interest in how personal and collective histories are carried forward.

Growing up with limited access to formal art education, I learned early that creativity is cultivated through making, observation, and persistence. Experiences in craft and visual problem-solving shaped my understanding of art as both inquiry and practice. Today, I approach the studio as a space for learning—where materials, research, and intuition guide each work toward coherence. My process honors the past while remaining open to transformation, acknowledging time not as fixed, but as layered and alive.

Studio Practice

My studio practice centers on inquiry and process. I primarily work with drawing, painting, and image transfer, using historical photographs as source material to examine memory, time, and place. These images are not presented as documentation but are recontextualized within layered surfaces where history fragments, blurs, and reassembles.

I am interested in how landscapes—both natural and man-made—bear witness to human presence. Architecture, figures, and landscapes serve as carriers of stories, partly revealed and partly concealed, reflecting how memory is preserved and reshaped over time. Each piece evolves through slow, deliberate choices, where revision and restraint are as important as mark-making.

This process reflects a belief that meaning is built through attention, care, and sustained engagement. The studio remains a place of disciplined exploration—where the past informs the present, and materials guide the work forward.

Selected Exhibitions

  • The White House, Washington, D.C.

  • National Art Education Association Member Exhibition (Virtual)

  • Art Teacher as Artist, Hammond Regional Art Center, Hammond, LA

  • Historic West End Arts Festival, Regional Juried Show, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Solo Exhibition at Ashley Hall School, Charleston, SC

  • Dimensions, National Juried Art Exhibition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC

Collections and Commissions

Works are held in private collections nationwide, including academic, medical, and civic institutions.

Creative Leadership and Public Engagement

Beyond studio practice, I have supported the arts community through judging, visiting-artist roles, and the design of creative programs focused on access, inquiry, and sustained engagement. These experiences reflect a belief that creative work flourishes within strong communities and well-designed structures.

Creating is not separate from my leadership work—it is central to how I think, observe, and find meaning. The studio remains a space of inquiry, discipline, and renewal.