In my paintings and sculpture, I focus on the physicality of paint and its capacity to echo the properties of sculpture and architecture. The work depicts abstract forms referencing poetry, music and armor, as well as shapes and textures found in nature and industrial settings. I work in multiples to magnify the presence of each form. Themes of protection, personal power, love, and connection run throughout. Architectural strategies like scale and repetition are employed alongside painted textures that emulate protective coverings like stone, cement, metal, and bark. I’m interested in translation and adaptation, painting and poetry, and the space in between, where words and objects commune and shape-shift into new ideas.

In my most recent work, the recurring shape of a keyhole becomes the focus. Sometimes it's a void, a silent aperture floating in space, inviting entry or escape. Other times it asserts itself as a form, resembling a musical note hanging in the sky, a drumstick striking time, a microphone, or a tree. Set against backgrounds of metal, stone and sky, it feels both ancient and new, rooted and ascending. These aren’t isolated elements, but parts of an energetic dialogue exploring the urge to escape into the unknown, alongside themes of protection, vulnerability, hope, and resilience.