We Work Until We Vanish...


My work is personal, organic, and introspective... I'm thinking about the fragility of life, the passage of time, and the enduring power of memory, inviting viewers to reflect on the temporality of their own lives and the inherent value of each moment. From moment to moment, as the pages turn, what is your current trajectory… what is mine?

I’m currently exploring these themes through the medium of dying flowers. Each wilted bloom serves as a reminder of the transience of existence and the beauty that can be found in decay. Leveraging the use of macro photography and focus stacking, these close-up images of dying flowers are printed at a large scale, creating a sense of monumentality and awe that emphasizes the beauty and intricacy of the subject while highlighting the fragility and transience of life. The images invite viewers to reflect on the cycles of emergence, entropy, and the inevitability of change.



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I was born in Jackson Michigan... a small midwestern town where things moved slowly. Jackson embodied the notion that "the wheels of the gods move slowly but grind exceedingly fine". People either scrambled to escape its orbit or resigned themselves to endure for the remainder of their days. I was a scrambler, and while I managed to escape the gravitational pull of this insipid little burg, Jackson's terse melancholia seeps out of my pores and into my work with unpredictable persistence.

My early training was in the traditional media of painting, drawing, and photography. I scrambled my way to Boston, and completed my undergraduate work at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. I showed at numerous venues, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Stux Gallery, and Boston University.

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Education

MFA- Bard College | Milton Avery Graduate School, Annandale, NY 1992

5th year Independent Study- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA 1989

BFA Diploma- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA 1989

Yale Summer School- Yale University | School of Art, New Haven, CT 1986