Ten years ago I started a layering process with acrylics. The idea of layering the transparent and opaque hues atop each other reminds me of complexities of our lives. I believe that each one of us are divine creators, either intentionally or unintentionally.

I use symbolism throughout the artwork: Skulls of horses and livestock intersecting with my own features represent my connection to the farm I grew up on and the one I’m working on now. Flowers are blooming with radiance to signify my evolving power as a woman in the world. Hands forming a relationship with birth, death, and rebirth. The mandala and yoga symbols tie me to my limitless journey through spirituality.

Digital and silver gelatin portraits.

Works in acrylic and alternative process as I lived through the COVID global pandemic

While working in El Salvador this series is a tribute to the cultural similarities between all of us. The striking differences seem to pale in comparison to the heart of every being around the world. The intention to do good, smile at a baby, teach a child, and be kind to a stranger echos with greater resonance than that of our color, creed, or gender.

These works are but a simple snapshot into a life that complements yet doesn’t define us, a modern take on evolving consciousness. I enjoy coming home and sharing works like these with my students.

Holga color film creates juicy rich colors and mood in this close to home series. Still life settings in the city of Newburgh NY create for an interesting narrative. A combination of trash, toys, and memories, all of the lost things beaten by the rain and snow of the Hudson Valley. What does this do to the minds of those young enough to be at eye level with it all? That is the question I aim to ask while shooting at chest hight through the wild west of this city.

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The spiritual Lake Atitlan; once an active volcano now a ancient religious village ruins sit in the rain water filling the crater. People swarm from all over the world to take part in religious and spiritual practices on the shores fo the lake. The calm waters are deceiving, many Guatemalans in the area suffer with great poverty, the wild life is dying, the water levels rising, and pollution has become the culprit. This series demonstrates the tranquil beauty of a place before it’s spoilt by the footprint of greedy expansion and domination of nature.