Throughout my life, and now as a first-year Biological and Environmental Sciences PhD student at the University of Rhode Island, I have developed my identity as a scientist alongside my passion for the creative and performing arts. By channeling my lack of access to the ocean into creative endeavors, I have taken an interdisciplinary approach to learning about the marine environment. Classes in Biology, Anthropology, Education, Economics, Policy, Chemistry, and Sociology have given me the foundation to consider how people interact with and value the sea. Without physically going to the beach, it became more obvious to me that all aspects of our world are connected to the ocean. Life depends on it. 

My artistic practice includes but is not limited to collage, acrylic fluid painting, photography, written prose, doodles, sculpture, mosaic, and performance. I believe in the power of collaboration and am always excited to learn new techniques. I do not view my artmaking as something that needs to be commercialized or individualized, even if my art is sold or created alone.