MEET THE ARTISTS | 2025 - 2026

PAINTING

I have always been interested in humans. I am also enamored of the small constructs in my everyday environment and the beauty in the details of the coastline of the Pacific Northwest.

My art is the merging point for these interests. I find landscape a fantastic metaphor for the human experience. We cannot help but be affected by our environment, our families, our communities. Our lives bear both visible and unseen effects of these interactions. Much like a cracked sidewalk or the shifted formations of rock at the seashore, humans are altered as they navigate life. These shifting, changing points are where I spend my time. The small things feel like treasures; they capture my wonder and I delight in their visual appeal because alteration—however tumultuous the process—can produce unexpected beauty. My work is an invitation to consider the broken, shifted places as part of a larger conversation. A conversation relevant to every human being. A conversation about beauty that surprises, conflict that pushes toward healing, and discovered commonalities that bring joy in the midst of sorrow. My hope is to visually represent tension and resolution side by side. Because to live fully is to live and move and breathe in the experience of both.

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FLAMEWORKING + GLASS

The work I like to do reflects many things including nature, my personal experiences, and things like colors as well as shapes. I have always tried to make work that is inspired by things that speak to me, work that incorporates functionality and form. I enjoy making basic shapes as well as sculpting things within my capabilities. I find inspiration in flowers, faces, animals, and colors I see in nature.

Over the 12 years I have been in the glass industry I have grown as a human and I believe my art reflects that. Learning to make things outside of the lamp working studio, in the hot shop vastly expanded the different work that I can make. I went from making just functional borosilicate pieces to also making work like lamps, vases, cups, and other things.

I will continue to take inspiration from nature, my life experiences, and other people. And I will continue to let my work grow and change as I grow and change as a person.

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LAPIDARY

I’ve been blowing glass for almost thirty years, drawn to the physical and mental demands of the craft. I work within the tradition of Venetian glassblowing—a lineage I deeply respect—while pushing its boundaries through subtle innovation in form and technique.

My practice is grounded in repetition, refinement, and the pursuit of beauty through craftsmanship. I’m interested in function, form, and the discipline it takes to make something well—not for novelty, but for its own sake. Each piece is a quiet dialogue between tradition, process, and the human hand.

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PAINTING

My oil and alkyd paintings appear light and playful, but contain undercurrents of allegory. I enjoy inventing stories, often through depictions of animals and nature. I use humor and a little rebellion in my art because that is how I cope with the negativity of the world. If Mischief were a genre, that would be for me.

Some of the social and environmental themes I’ve been delving into are control, uncertainty, wild vs domestic nature. I relish working intuitively, allowing layers of ideas to develop naturally, with interpretation often being the final step. I value ambiguity so the viewer can bring their own narrative to the art.

Alkyd paint is my preferred medium on canvas or wood panels. I most recently finished a series of mixed media art jewelry pieces for an ArtsWA grant, combining lost-wax cast sterling silver with tiny oil paintings and gemstones. It was a lot of fun and very challenging. However, now I’m feeling the pull back to paintings again. I took a long time away from art to raise children. I am a voracious re-emerging artist and I have so much to explore.

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COLLAGE

I am an artist and writer. I primarily work in collage, often using it as a social practice to elevate a sense of belonging and connection. “Make art and make friends” is a recurring theme in the collaborative and community-based projects I organize.

My early life was rural and insulated from traditional art. For years I struggled to reconcile and validate a persistent creative yearning. Collage is ultimately where I found a home as well as a second childhood. Since then, I have shifted from solo studio work to a more expansive view of art as a primary social ingredient.

Writing and making visual art are symbiotic processes for me. I move fluidly between them, letting one influence the other. In either medium, I am motivated by finding surprise in the margins and cathartic inclusion.

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PAINTING

I am fascinated by the sea and all of the colossal things, both manmade and natural, that exist in the water. My passion for whales and ships are sometimes at odds with each other as whales quite literally carry the weight of our modern human existence. As I have grown more passionate about finding a way to help humans coexist with these beautiful creatures, I made the decision as an artist to combine my dreams of bringing art to the world and increasing my contributions to whale conservation efforts.

5% of the proceeds from my art are donated to this cause through organizations like The Center for Whale Research, who are dedicated to the conservancy of the SRKW Orcas of the Pacific Northwest. In my art, I bring ships and whales together in a playful way that I hope viewers can enjoy while also bringing awareness to the importance of minimizing our impact on these magnificent giants.

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PRINTMAKING

I recently completed an Associates Degree in Studio Art at Everett Community College. I took studio classes in printmaking, painting, drawing and ceramics as well as classes in Visual Design and World Art. I have previous experience coordinating after school art programs for elementary school students and would like to continue to build my skills in a wide variety of art mediums for both personal exploration and youth art education. My primary interest is in printmaking and I have recently begun exploring making collages from my linoleum block prints.