Artist Statement

I am interested in the study of place. Every place is different. Places are always changing. Over the minutes of an hour. Over the hours of a day. Across the seasons. As the years pass by. Each moment provides us with a unique experience in a unique place. The sound of the waves on the beach or of the wind rustling through the leaves. The sound of a busy street or of the birds singing in the trees. The smell of orange blossoms, jasmine flowers, or a pine forest. The smell of wood fired pizza ovens or the ocean at sunrise. The feel of a sudden rain shower on a hot afternoon or of snowflakes landing on your nose on a still winter night. There are the people we meet, the experiences we have, and the things we see. I capture moments of time and place with my photos. I write stories of my experiences in my journal. I dream of the places I have been and in these dreams I experience them in new and interesting ways. I often go back to places and take new photos that have been inspired by my dreams. Sometimes I just want to experience the ways that the place has changed or stayed the same. Other times I create photographic sets in my studio inspired by my experiences and dreams, influenced by my love for surrealism and abstraction. ​ It is all about my interest in place. Place introduces me to time, experiences, stories, and dreams. Place invites me to create.
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