Reivsed Artist Statement

Details, whether through mark making or the planning stages, inform each individual work and forms a consistent theme throughout the grouping of my works. Layering of delicate lines creates a compulsive act of rendering. This act of intricate mark making allows for a sense of meditation, while also maintaining a strong sense of labor. These actions promote an emotional involvement and personal attachment to each piece. Recently, my works have explored the direction of book arts as well as printmaking. Within these two fields, I use my sense of detail and a strong interest in a wide range of books to create work that is both unique and powerful. Currently experimenting with the technique of lithograph prints and hand-drawn layers on book forms, I strive to create a sense of story that is non-traditional. This idea can manifest in the use of a singular image spanning over the duration of the book’s pages only depicting a single scene, or in printing the main narrative text on the cover instead of inside the book’s form. Each work often displays a graphic line quality, creating strong visual elements as well as enhancing the dramatic nature of the work. These works examine personal events and the nostalgic idea of comic book related subject matter. Both ideas aid in forming a foundation for description of visual images, but also for the conceptual ground work. Growing up with an attachment to both comic books and graphic novels, the styles of these media seep through my personal style to create a distinct look that alludes to both these foundations. This work incorporates delicately described details that capture fleeting moments and explore both personal experiences and the many facets of the world around us.