My practice is reemerging in shorter, laser focused bursts . I am painting edge to edge, no white space, no hesitation — following the energy wherever it leads.

These years my practice lived mostly in my mind, in journals, in the quiet spaces between raising three boys. What emerged on canvas was sparse but an essential release of creativity that had been building, and finally found a way out.

Creating and nurturing a life took a majority of my energy and time. I painted less and thought more. The work that did arrive came with quickly.

The year of my practice truly came to life. I painted every day and made work from grief and joy simultaneously. This collection is the true birth of my commitment to creating.

Current events asked me to process difficult emotions through paint. I chose instead to make work from joy as an act of resistance. I believe positivity is power.

A new mother with a move to California, I returned to a daily practice with different natural influence. Much of the work fromt this period is painted from memory and music, channeling the frenetic joy of youth and believing everything is possible.

As my children grow more independent I find mroe time in he studio. As a gift to my self I spent a week painting (alone) on Orcas Island. Much of this work is was either completed or initiated during that week and completed through the rest of the year. It is a representation of returning to ones self, looking inward and finding my power and intelligence has been there all along. It leans into connection, energy and begins to explore new ideas.