About

Artist

I make abstract, organic drawings and prints rooted in the materials and forces of the natural world. These meticulous, layered images incorporate botanical dyes that are ethically foraged or cultivated in my studio garden. The plants provide me with a seasonally evolving vocabulary of texture and color generated from the soil beneath my feet and the water moving through it. I closely observe my handmade materials and work collaboratively to express their physicality, chemistry, and changeability.

Educator

I lead courses on surface design techniques and the material history of color. Topics include natural dyeing, lake pigments, fabric and paper marbling, and color theory, among others. My goal is to foster embodied material knowledge, acknowledge our ecological and historical entanglement with place, and encourage prefigurative creative expression that enacts ethical culture. I believe that working closely with natural materials draws us into relationship and respect, opening new possibilities of collaboration and shared expression.

Designer

I specialize in marbled pattern development, utilizing both historical and contemporary technologies to create colorful and evocative designs for branding, events, stationery, textiles, and interiors. Techniques include paper marbling, fabric marbling, natural dyeing, suminagashi, and bespoke processes. Pattern development is available for both original limited editions, and digital reproduction. Contact me about pattern development services or exclusive reproduction rights.

I hold a BFA with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design, and MFA from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in the Studio Arts’ interdisciplinary concentration. My studio is in Yonkers, NY.

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