A 2008 graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design, I work primarily in screenprinting, etching, and oil painting.

Meditation, Abstraction, and Distraction
A few years ago I began a series of textile-embedded portraits of the women in my family. I researched their writings and objects that had been saved by my grandmother, mother, and great aunts. While seeking a dialogue with them through their work, I developed an interest in feminine acts of creation that extended beyond my family to include women of all cultures. I became interested in knitting and using natural fibers from different parts of the world. Using recycled sari yarn spun by a women's cooperative in India as the primary material, I added old buttons and strips of discarded silk, as well as pieces of used violin, cello, and bass strings, to experiment with a knitted, yarn-based medium. The "windsock" grew into a dream-catcher-like creation, "Abstraction/Distraction". After completion, I hung it in my backyard, photographing it at varying times of day and in all types of weather. "Source Book" contains several of these images. After 6 months, I brought the "windsock" into my studio and began a series of paintings and drawings that respond to the experiences of creating and observing.
At the same time, I began experimenting with painting as a form of meditation while listening to music. As this experiment progressed my paintings became less realistic and more responsive to the rhythms and moods of the music. Both "Meditation: Source" and "Meditation: Circles and Sky" evolved into their final state while l listened to the ragas of Ali Akbar Khan. Abstraction: Backyard grew while I listened to Edgar Meyer and Bela Fleck. Some of the paintings incorporate embedded textiles and papers while others incorporate layers of overlapping color that create visual texture. All reflect my need to physically manipulate surface and image in the expression of rhythm, movement, and the shifting nature of light and color.
When I can't get into my studio to paint, I draw. Inspired by the drawings of Escher and the surrealistic imagery of Masson, Dali, and Max Ernst, I began a series of drawings that take features of landscape, geometric shapes, and simple symbols, and transform them into intricately drawn imaginary space. I am always aware of linear relationships and the rhythms and changing moods of nature. My drawings give me the opportunity to express the linear relationships that I observe to create surrealistic landscapes that ebb and flow with linear rhythm. While drawing, I lose myself in the 2-dimensional world of the paper. Walking Along the Potomac, Awake at 1AM, and Bridges Along the Potomac form a triptych of connecting line and pattern. When placed with sides touching, they create a continuous image 90 inches long. Each drawing also stands alone as a dreamlike landscape.