My work is what I consider to be a form of life drawing and begins in the recording of precise physical moments in time; the bumps in the road, the turbulence in the airplane, and the chaotic patterns that people move around me. I’m a map-maker; documentarian and translator of my own physical experience through time and space; documenting mundane and possibly repetitious moments that often go unrecognized or considered unimportant, and yet are part of collective experience and are recognized by a line of ink.

My life as an artist has always reflected directly on my own personal life as an artist, mother, activist and entrepreneur. In 2018, I founded the Drawing Room - a studio-gallery in the mission district of SF with the intention to support myself and others within the current paradigm of art. Since its inception, my role as artist has been developed further as a curator and space maker - of the arts here in SF. This time has also directly impacted the work I make, the materials I work with and the overall outcome of each piece or series. Despite the years of time I’ve developed my process, I ‘ve only worked with the first 15 drawings as the foundation layer in all of my works on paper and wood - transferred to my surfaces using screen printing to build a complex matrix of lines and spaces to work within. Despite the same starting point, the outcome is always different and relates entirely to what is happening in my personal life and my perceptions of the world around me. My approach is also driven by my own history as a sculptor and installation artist; using materials and processes that are more akin to a sculptor’s tool box rather than a painter. I create my own pigments and choose mark making tools that push and pull with and against each other. 

This body of work is called “TRAJECTORIES” - all created in the past 3 years and related entirely to the many intersections of life that I am engaged with - daily. I consider these pieces to be maps and tapestries of the connections made; the stories shared and the impressions made on me.

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