Last year I began working with silk, a new substrate to breathe life into. The COVID-19 pandemic gave me an awareness and newly found appreciation of our most important and overlooked aspect of life—the wonderous breath that comes freely and naturally. The recognition of this perception brought about an unexpected change in my process and the materials used for painting. Silk is diaphanous, possesses the qualities of being organically sound, has a natural luster and a delicate texture that expresses the ephemerality of life. Dyes are absorbed into the natural fibers producing subtle layers of transparent color that infuse richness and depth.

My work references nature inspired by an inner landscape of invisible worlds. Abstraction is the process that explores seeing inward to express the spiritual essence of life and nature. This empowers my own visual language to emerge and is an ongoing quest that opens infinite possibilities.