Working through the chaos towards clarity.

[Mixed Media]

“That which seems like a false step is just the next step.” -Agnes Martin (my favorite)

[Digital Print]

Solving my own personal problems through art.

[Acrylic & Charcoal]

Inspired by recent Flow Series in high-flow paint which has evolved into global variations.

Inspired by recent Flow Series in high-flow paint which has evolved into global variations.

Inspired by recent Flow Series in high-flow paint which has evolved into global variations.

Inspired by recent Flow Series in high-flow paint which has evolved into global variations.

“We need to temper our words and open our hearts.” – President Barak Obama

[Acrylic]

“Somewhere beyond right and wrong, there is a garden. I will meet you there.” – Rumi

[Drawing, Collage, Colored Pencils, Ink]

Through life’s joy and pain we try to make sense of the noise, we edit and then select the kernels of meaning. It seems like hard work, but be reminded you are not alone. Move-on and keep seeking. It is only then you will learn – you are the meaning and we are all made stronger when we share the journey.

[Marker, Gouache]

Take baldness in stride.

[Deco Color Marker on Paper]

Guardians of the heart, symbols of connection.

[Mixed Media]

In the city of Memphis, I found hope in the blues.

[Oil and Silverpoint on Paper]

The U touchstone orbits the help touchstone – creating differemt meanings and energetic relationships

[Watercolor]

The yelling voices are whispers now. The violence but a faint memory. I have found peace in my solitude of being.

[Photography]

My touchstone relates to my connection to Nature and the Earth. For me, healing brings us back to our connection to life itself.

[Acrylics]

[Print, Ink]

We each carry within us the fury of the tornado and the peace and release of waves upon the beach . We are constantly moving between both…asking forgiveness when we are the tornado…forgiving when we are the waves.

[Sandpaper]

We’re ordinary birds, we will transform to phoenixes by passing through the pain. Our tears will heal our wounds and reborn from our ashes.

[Acrylic and Liquid Leaf]

My work deals with cycles and circles of light and time.

[Pastel]

“Allowing yourself to start feeling your feelings, is the very first step in the journey toward healing.”

[Print from Picture Book]

“No matter how far apart we are, I’ll always find ways to tell you I love you.”

[Print from Picture Book]

A sliver of light can lift the heavy heart.

[Collage]

I’m thinking about how I want to be in the world – and the world I want to transform around me.

[Mixed Mediums]

I was inspired about the transformative quality of the feeling of the sun on my face.

[High Gloss Paint]

My work isn’t about reflecting what the world looks like. It’s about how I look at it.

[Archival Print and Acrylic]

Created from photographs taken here in the city, ‘Beginnings’ comes from a hope that Nature and Industry can coexist. With all the new construction currently happening here in L.A., I hope nature is not forgotten. ‘The Beginning’ reflects this idea, a little community where trees grow taller then the buildings and all is powered by renewables.

[Mixed Media Photo Collage]

Silence kept me in a prison of my own making. People tell me to keep quiet.

[Colored Pencil and Sharpie]

In Memoriam (beach and forest).

[Digital Photography]

Each day is new. Become.

[Colored Pencil]

This touchstone is about making the choice to love yourself and others no matter what.

[Acrylic Paint]

This little phrase kept me strong through chemo. I hope it does the same for whoever else it finds.

[Archival Ink]

“Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of we -from the local to the global.” -Olafur Eliasson

[Digital Print, Ink and Paint]

Peace resides within, Just make palms together, in silence and realize again, quiet energy surrounding us as kindness of air.

I made a guardian angel for protection.

[Sharpie]

Life has layers creating beauty and contrast. People have layers creating personality and strength.

Transformation from the soul of the heart sprouts the beauty of a butterfly.

[Doodle Art]

Blooms are recurring signs of hope.

[Archival Ink and Colored Pencil]

Blooms are recurring signs of hope.

[Archival Ink and Colored Pencil]

Through Grace one sees Beauty even in the throes of pain illuminating and tranfsforming the heart forever.

[Acrylics and Textile Paints]

[Digital]

[Goauche]

[Acrylic]

Through our journey, the challenges and darker times are infused with light and beauty. We make it through as we open ourselves up to the support that life offers us.

[Acrylic Paint, Gold Leaf, and Ink]

Transformation is a constantly occurring, gradual process, which suddenly may manifest in our lives as a large change. On a subtle level it was in process all along.

[Digital Print sealed with Zinrer shellac]

In this piece, I attempted to depict the shapeshifting qualities of water and the structured malleability of metal.

[Acrylic, Oil and Marker]

[Various Mediums]

My transformation occurs each time I am making art. I enter into a special place mentally – lose all track of time and am in a world of my own.

[Colored Pencil and Ink]

My Touchstone represents the present situation of human beings and our universal, aimless pursuit of an ideal world. It focuses on my question, Does the pursuit of utopia offer hope or render contentment unachievable?

[Mixed Media on Paper]

Reach beyond the horizon. Let it touch your soul.

[Acrylic]

Spinning off from the trap and not looking back.

Moments of astonishing beauty in nature can be inspiring and comforting, no matter how hard things are in life.

[Pen and Watercolor]

[Colored Pencils]

[Pen and Ink]

[Pen and Ink]

“Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” I try to always choose faith. It’s hard sometimes to not be afraid. But it’s harder to live in fear.

[Oil Painting with Permanent Ink]

Clear your head: Fill your soul.

Clear your head: Fill your soul.

Clear your head: Fill your soul.

Clear your head: Fill your soul.

These touchstones are similar to my paintings. I hope they give the viewer a smile.

[Acrylic Paint]

My intention was to create pieces that potentially can have references to rituals and therefore healing energy.

[Mixed Media]

…the quiet peace of a snowfall.

[Watercolor]

“I am part of all I have met” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

[Mixed Media]

To always remember my inner value – even when external events don’t recognize that in me.

[Mixed Media]

Healing is transformation. Both open the heart and aliveness rushes in.

[Pen]

The Moon Rabbit is folklore primarily from East Asia and Aztec mythology. The rabbits pounds on mortar and pestle. In Chinese folklore, the rabbit is a companion of the moon goddess chaange – pounding the elixer of life; in Japan and Korea, it is making rice cakes: mochi.

[Acrylic on Paper]

Opening the heart, 2016.

[Photo Collage]

My dream is to touch on something deep within all of us. Something that connects us and gives us hope.

[Mixed Media; Gold Pigment on Linen, Varnish and Wax]

My dream is to touch on something deep within all of us. Something that connects us and gives us hope.

[Mixed Media; Gold Pigment on Linen, Varnish and Wax]

Don’t underestimate the healing power of these three things: art, the ocean & the stars.

[Oil on Paper]

[Acrylic and Oil Stick]

If we want to transform ourselves we must truly understand ourselves. This takes honest, hard work, and sincere desire.

[Permanent Marker]

I created my Touchstones with peace and friendship in mind.

[Sharpie on Vintage Paper]

This image reflects a calm, air-filled feeling, which I sense my spirit, guiding me from within.

This image represents the young child in all of us. It captures the joy and innocence that one has in their youth and the importance of each day, as life revolves around you, embracing that part of yourself and holding it close.

[Photography]