Statement

Growing up in a working-class blue-collar southern American family has greatly influenced my artistic themes. Being on and around construction sites, as a child and through adulthood continues to inform my concepts of building up and tearing down. Years of creating and reflecting upon my geography and this notion of “the worker”, have led to a focus on the “worker bees”.

My work employs processes which explore labor, geography and the systems around us. The materials used in my studio practice are chosen because they possess inherent meaning and significance. They speak to organic elements and construction materials, which can be simultaneously transformative, beautiful and/or destructive. The images I create are caught in a state of flux, simultaneously building up and breaking down. I explore the connection between science and art in my work; each piece an artifact, the outcome of an ongoing visual experiment. My artistic intent allows for a loss of control by engaging with materials that have a voice of their own. Thus ensues an interesting visual conversation.