Artist Statement
My work is rooted in an interest in myth, ritual, and the human desire to unite the thing that experiences with the source of experience itself. With my current series of collage pieces, I am combining finely deconstructed text and pattern from both self-generated and found sources into mosaic-like images that show the influence of sacred geometry, visionary and folk art, and medieval manuscript paintings. The process of breaking down and reassembling holds psychological and mystical significance for me, as does the meditative process of creating emergent patterns from disparate colors and textures.