My work is a pastiche of memories, personal ideals, elemental properties, and pockets of energy whether they reference a nebula in space or an explosion in Iraq. Other experiences like abuse come out in my work when they need to. Recently the referenced themes have been relating to environmental issues that change our social outlook. Feeling unsettled with the extremes of feminine and masculine expectations leads me to art that comes out in a graceful yet sometimes brash quality. I feel comfortable with transparent materials because of my childhood growing up in a cabinet shop and continuing to a career as a high-end furniture finisher. Now I strive for something intellectually challenging. That challenge is most satisfying for me when balancing the figurative and abstract while still alluding to a narrative. This half recognizable collaboration gives me a reference point to continually build a language for these constructed worlds. I have switched from oil to various consistencies of acrylic on raw surfaces attempting to enhance my personal connection I feel with natural elements. Then it is sealed into the surface beneath layers of clear gesso, paint, and emulsions, giving the paintings their own space and environment different from the next.