My work is a joyful experiment shaped by the push and pull of opposing forces. I’m drawn to the tension between extremes—order and spontaneity, clarity and uncertainty—and I try to let the work find its own balance through layering, reworking, and sometimes necessary destruction. Color, texture, and the slow collecting of images and found materials anchor my process; they surface in my pieces when the time is right.
Alongside my studio practice, I’m developing a parallel path in data visualization through my work as a library director. What began as a practical skill has become another way of exploring patterns, contradictions, and meaning. I approach data much like I approach art: intuitively, experimentally, and with an interest in how disparate elements can be reshaped into something coherent. These two practices inform one another—my art brings curiosity and openness to my data work, while data visualization offers structure and new ways of seeing that deepen my creative process.