ABOUT
First and always foremost, ANIMALS. I have always felt fortunate that from a very early age, I knew why I was here, on this planet, at this time. A profound feeling of kinship, and the need to protect animals of all kinds, is not something I consciously chose. Rather, it chose me. It is both a blessing and a curse. My empathetic nature ensures that I feel both deep joy and intense pain through my connection to the animal world. I wouldn’t change that. I know it is why I’m here. I know I have responsibilities and work to do to honor that.
Making art has always served as a sort of therapy. Assemblage art was a way for me to take the old and cast-off remnants of life and re-assemble them into something meaningful and beautiful. When I started painting, I realized that I felt a need to portray animals in a whimsical, happy and hopeful way. By donating a portion of the proceeds from my art to animal causes, I feel that I bring my life purpose full circle.