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The work that I create does not typically begin with any specific subject or theme in mind, but rather it starts with an idea based around what the medium that I choose will allow me to do. From here, the subject matter and substance for and of the piece develops. I produce work that utilizes a wide range of methods and materials, many of which encourage the viewer to engage with the piece by analyzing the materials employed, and often my work prompts the viewer to consider and question the apparent process by which I created the piece as well.

Although my work touches on a plethora of concepts and subject matters, Often times, renderings of figures and specifically the human form are prevalent. Examples of my more traditional pieces include oil, acrylic, and latex paintings of nude human figures. From there, I began experimenting with unconventional color palates and larger canvas sizes. Eventually, I began working with different canvas materials, exploring transparency and translucency and the way that those elements interact with paint and its opacity by rendering forms on large cuts of plastic cling wrap, pieces of clear glass and plexiglass, trash bags, body shop protectant plastic, and shower curtains. This period of work opened up an entirely new realm of making for me, and I went on to utilize unconventional materials in many of my art practices from there.

As an artist, my work has come to be a representation of the body and the figure. Not only in depictions of the figure in a traditional sense but in the processes of my works and the way that the body plays a role in both the fabrications and the inspirations for my pieces. Another mode of inspiration that is often reflected in my art practice is the presence—both physically and mentally—of things in my life, whether they be trash I see or the items that I have been hoarding for years. The consideration of these influences has shaped a practice that embodies body in innumerable modes.

To find alternative ways of doing something that I am familiar with and well versed in is a practice that I have always enjoyed. A process that I now consider to be a very dominant part of my everyday art practice. Within this, I also often use recycled, upcycled or found materials in the pieces that I produce.