ART

artist statement

Across mediums, I explore physical and metaphorical relationships between bodies, space, and nature. Greatly inspired and informed by my yoga practice, I depict the body on various scales of magnitude and abstraction. I blur the boundaries between art and science, body and nature, by utilizing medical and natural imagery to create works that encourage introspection on relationships with self and surroundings. I aim to highlight the beauty found in and paralleled by all beings, everywhere.

full body workup

tryptic with 8x10" images on 13x19" panels

acrylic and flash paint on photo paper

Transformed internal imaging displayed with hospital ID band, click here to view full installation with audio, inspirations, and before and afters.

vitality

28x19" (per screen)

repeat screen print on fabric

Inspired by and created with images of human cross sections from the Visible Human Project, click here to see the process

ha/tha

Chipboard with paint and sand overlay

12x24"

Inverse geometric forms created using the negative space of a tree branch.

cerebral extender

6x1"

acrylic paint, natural paper, acrylic sheet, aluminum foil, vacuum bag

satirical sculpture piece, click here to view full concept

intramuscular

plaster

8x17"

dyed plaster poured into hand-sculpted mold then carved.

once every 3,000 years

six 4x4" panels

watercolor on paper

refocusing of the water cycle story, click here to view full story

Flourish

chicken wire, paper mache, acrylic paint

3x3'

To-scale chicken wire and paper mache self-portrait. Covered with acrylic paint and dried-flower appliqué.

see me now

chicken wire

3x3'

To-scale chicken wire self-portrait.

woodwind

wood, wire

12x8"

Bamboo sticks hung over copper wire crank on wood frame. The crank can be turned to move the sticks, emulating the sound of a breeze moving through a tree.

shoulder joint

paper sculpture

8x6"

(properly located) anatomical shoulder joint recreation including the humerus and scapula with coracoid and acromion processes.

dislocated

charcoal on paper

8x10"

Drawn with left-hand (non-dominate) referencing X-ray of my fully dislocated right shoulder.

Urdhva Dhanurasana

4x2"

lino cut, ink on paper

Lino cut figure printed on paper with ink illustrations on the back side. The box can be closed to hide the figure and opened to reveal the figure in urdhva dhanurasana (wheel pose).