Artist Statement:

I yearn to access a space where the unseen can be shown.

If it has a voice, I want to hear it. If it has a face, I want to paint it.

In short, this is my life mission.

I have been a seeker all of my life for that timeless dimension. Whether it was through my thirst to read books from worldly mystics and sages, travel the world to find the wordless link between all humans, or pursue studies of architecture, ayurveda, yoga and meditation.

I have spent years meditating and keeping with my yoga practice and after having my first daughter, I came back to my first language as a child which was art. I began painting professionally and found that through it all, it served as a vehicle to pull all that resided within me into an image – a translation of the soul that was far more powerful than words have ever been for me.

Painting shows me a visual reflection of what happens inside my mind. I am able to sort out my thoughts and feelings through symbols and colors. My goal is for these symbols and colors to somehow touch and inspire the lives of people who are drawn to my paintings. I believe that art, like music has the ability to heal through vibration of colors rather than sounds.

My method of working is very spontaneous. I find myself at times compelled and obsessed with getting a creation out of me – I can almost compare it to giving birth when a mother can’t fight the urge of releasing what is inside. Although I begin with a basic concept of what I am going to work on, a lot of it gets created and inspired moment to moment and the work almost always introduces itself to me when it is complete. I sometimes feel like an observer more than an artist. I get moved to do things that I have learned not to question during the painting process. I love what I do and can’t imagine feeling whole without it.

These are a from a series of stills from motiongraphics+soundtrack work.  Black and white geometry for the masses.I distilled  these from fractal mathematics. My goal has been to rip apart space and time. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. I want to create the possibility that people can view my art and move to emotions and feelings that everyday life often precludes from happening.

A weeping willow tree constructed out of yarn, string and crepe paper and images from one my MRIs made into slides. This installation piece represents the memories of all of the tests and doctor appointments I have gone through when trying figure out on what was “wrong” with me.

People say that when people get angry they are not themselves. Anger is so charged that it completely transforms the individual physically and psychologically beyond recognition. Anger is so strong a force that it completely masks the person that exists within. Therefore anger is the perfect hiding place for those who wishes to remain alone and those who can’t bear to have anyone understand anything about them for the fear of being judged. In my work I hope to create a small library displaying a small range of anger expressions.