Without feeling sick we would not truly know what it means to be well. Without death we would not know life. In order to allude to cycles in nature, I have for the most part chosen to fucus on representing specific moments within this cycle in each piece. Recently, I have turned to using multiple color plate imagery in intaglio and in lithography. Where the black and white flower series funtion as film stills, the multiple color imagery, through spatial shifts and layering of planes, suggests movement and metamorphosis over time.
Color also communicates mood.
I strive to achieve a palette that speaks on a purely emotional level. My intent is to speak to a place within all of us where we reside when we need to rebuild and rediscover ourselves. I see my work as testament to the positive within all of life's experiences. M. F. A. candidate. University of Iowa.