About

My current body of work, Unraveling, is hallmarked by unweaving stretched canvases and reimagining them without the addition of adhesives. I began ripping canvases in 2013 to explore complex ideas and process grief. The marks that I make on the canvases are inspired by landscapes, abstract concepts and social interactions. I utilize acrylic and oil paint to lay down ideas and feelings, both before and after unraveling the canvas. 

Through the deconstruction of the canvas material, I investigate the world around me and explore how beauty evolves while unraveling. The unweaving process was inspired by a quote from Sir Thomas Browne’s Religio Medici, “There is no deformity but in Monstrosity; wherein, notwithstanding, there is a kind of Beauty; Nature so ingeniously contriving the irregular parts, as they become sometimes more remarkable than the principal Fabrick”. 

Des Lee Gallery group show, 2D and sculpture, MO, 2006

RISD student expose, photography, RI, 2011

Red Dirt Residency & Ruffner Mountain collaboration, AL, 2023

Blank Space Gallery mural assistance, AL, 2023

Sidewalk Film Festival & Art Hub Collective popup, AL, 2023

Kentuck Festival of the Arts, 2D, AL, 2023

Bham Now, 7 amazing artists you’ll love right here in Birmingham, 2023

Kingfisher Magazine Volume III, 2D tryptic published, Winter 2024