Artist Statement 

My work is a response to ephemerality and the interactions of the body with nature in a surreal space. I reference growth and decomposition through impermanence and the cycle of life. By using a flesh-like color pallet I emphasize a warm, dreamlike space, experience or idea. My works depict figures emerging from or morphing into different types of flora, inspiring the idea that the body is grown from soil, or that the flesh is fertile for plant life. I aim to remind humanity that we are one with the dirt our feet touch and that we are connected to the land we interact with.