My own artwork is primarily based on fantastical notions of the natural world.  I work sculpturally in a variety of fiber and craft applications & materials as well as in drawing and painting.  Through a combination of outward observation and inward imagination, I create work that I hope inspires viewers to examine their visual world more carefully and open their minds’ more flexibly.  I think of each of my sculptures as having a distinct evolutionary narrative.  Close observation of my new invented “life form” offers a glimpse into an imagined alternative universe.  As I work through the process of art-making, I investigate the relationship between nature and imagination, and come to a better understanding of who I am in the world around me.