Artifact (memory) Painting

I’ve always been drawn to mysteries: secret societies, lost languages, parallel worlds, the occult. That sense of reaching towards the unknowable, searching for clues, trying to understand an unseen whole through an examination of unexplained parts, is something I explore through my work. My process is intentionally spontaneous, inspired by automatic writing. I’m drawn to stark, minimalist colors and tactile, rough materials—twine, wool, cement, plaster. I imagine my work as artifacts discovered by a future archeologist, clues to an unknown civilization. Marks and gestures evoke fears and hopes, plans and prayers; textures and layers suggest the corrosive effect of time and conflict.