Artist Statement

I am a multimedia artist and musician whose practice is rooted on the West Coast of the United States. My work exists as a liminal space for exploring dissonance and cohesion through interconnected yet dichotomous compositional relationships, informed by ephemera, mortality, nostalgia, whimsy, mythology, ecology, and an invented mythologization of the world as I observe it unfolding around me. I am drawn to depicting metamorphosis and fragile ephemerality across my music, illustrations, paintings, multimedia sculptures, zines, and photography. Through this work, I seek a harmony found in the acceptance of life’s simultaneous beauty and suffering, magic and meaninglessness. Ultimately, my practice gestures toward forms of communication that extend beyond the limits of language, offering viewers an open question about how they relate to being.

My practice spans digital photography, acrylic painting on found objects and canvas, and pencil illustration, with a recent expansion into multimedia sculptural work using clay, brass, and found objects. In the fall of 2025, I focused exclusively on sculpting and metalworking, deepening my interest in tactile processes and material transformation. I incorporate into my work found objects and insects, drawn to their inherent symbolic associations with serendipity and subverted context. My work is characterized by meticulous detail and layered symbolism, creating harmony and tension through juxtaposing soft, delicate, romantic imagery with elements of jagged dark surrealism. I approach each piece as a carefully constructed environment, embedding hidden elements and esoteric references that act as visual “easter eggs,” which serve as through lines and guideposts to keep the viewer searching and questioning. Through this process, I create immersive experiences where opposing emotions and concepts coexist.

I spent my earlier years as a photographer and videographer in Los Angeles, San Jose, and Philadelphia. In 2018 transitioned to illustration and painting in search of greater creative agency and freedom of expression. These mediums offered a more accessible way to build immersive worlds and projects as a solo artist, while allowing me to be grounded in creating with hands-on materials. Over the past six months, I have expanded into three-dimensional multimedia sculptural work, a shift that has opened new possibilities for merging several art mediums, integrating conceptual approaches, and merging immersive materiality with photo and video documentation. This documentation becomes an extension of the work itself, adding additional layers of narrative and deepening the storytelling within each piece. My work informs and reflects my constantly evolving and devolving sense of identity and belonging. My work aligns with contemporary artists who dissolve boundaries between fine art and accessible DIY ‘street’ artwork. My body of work resonates with currents of gothic surrealism, neo-romanticism, and post-internet materiality, and eco-aesthetics. Rather than prioritizing spectacle or conceptual distance, my work emphasizes intimacy, immersion, and prolonged noticing. The meticulous detail, hidden references, and layered symbolism resist quick consumption, positioning my practice in quiet opposition to speed-driven visual culture. My practice contributes to an art world increasingly invested in embodiment, emotional resonance, and non-linear meaning.