As one of a growing group of artists in the field of environmental art, I am devoted to the investigation of contemporary notions of place. My personal artistic research not only addresses how we culturally connect to the landscapes that surround us, but is also focused on the complexities of that connection in a world where the environment is loved and abused simultaneously.

I am interested in painting as an object as well as its ability to illustrate space, light, and form.

I created this body of work on paper using my own past works as a visual vocabulary. Through collage and a variety of mixedmedia processes, the past elements combine with new compositions to create a visual experience that is both cyclical and unifying. Digital processes clash with the handmade in my effort to simultaneously reference myself and create a dynamic personal aesthetic. There is an awareness of power removed and gained when an image becomes divorced from its origin, and then changed beyond recognition. The recycled imagery