My work is rooted in experimentation and play. Using plaster, spray paint, and paint pens, I let the artistic process guide the development of each piece. The inspiration behind the work derives from my interests: psychology, music, pop culture, and cartoons. The larger aesthetic comes from growing up with the Grateful Dead and their subculture of psychedelic colors and icons. Using multiple mediums, both 2D and 3D, allows me to further enhance the artistic play process by having textural and sculptural elements as part of my pieces that I respond to as I continue the work.
This work relies on the interplay of plaster and paint. First, I made the plaster forms. Then, like my own Rorschach test, I made meaning from the shapes, colors, and textures. Inverting the artistic process, I created the shapes first and then intuitively responded to add images and meaning. Essentially, my work is an expressional release for me. I believe art does not need to have deep, hidden meanings or a political agenda. Rather, art, both the process of making it and consuming it, can just be about enjoyment. Viewers can take what they need from my pieces since I took what I needed during the artistic process.