This is the first part of the Matryoshka Project. Last year Kyle and I collaborated on a 3D Matryoshka Doll sculpture. We worked on the concept together. He designed and fabricated the 3D form and I designed and fabricated the mosaic pattern. This 2D doll was created by me to work out the design for ...
In 2011, my mountains began to morph into more pointy formations. This was a contrast from the softer, eroded landscape of Vermont. I was living in Chicago at this time, really missing Vermont while at the same time daydreaming of new places to explore in the future. I also looked back on hikes in New ...
The mosaic is based on an image I painted a few years back while studying at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. My original painting depicted the imaginary spaces I thought up while reading Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” – one of the most memorable fairy tales from my childhood. Both the painting and the mosaic are inspired by ...
In 2010, while living in Vermont, I began a series inspired by the mountain views from the farm I lived on as well as views from some of the hikes I did. The idea of exploring one place in more detail appealed to me, especially one view during different seasons as seen with the Foggy ...
I got the idea for this piece while hiking at Bear Mountain State Park. It was a crisp and bright day, everything was illuminated. We were a little short on time and couldn’t linger around as long as we wanted to. While hurrying to make the last bus home to Brooklyn I got an idea. I ...
This piece was inspired by the magical imagery of Lake Powell located between Arizona and Utah. Its a reservoir that was created by flooding Glen Canyon. I think of this piece as a landscape that is deeply rooted in my agate and dreamscape series. It incorporates elements from both while heading in a new direction ...
While on a camping trip in the Catskills, for the first time in my life I noticed and was completely mesmerized by a yellow phenomenon I had no idea existed. An endless blanket of flowers rolled up and down through out the green hills. Everywhere I looked, there were yellow flowers – all different kinds. ...
My agate landscapes began to morph into what I like to think of as dreamscapes. I took the patterns from my agate series and began to mold them into hill-like formations. These were imaginary, dream like places to me. Winter was coming and I began to daydream about mountains and the snow that was on ...
In 2008, I began to explore natural patterns found in rock formations as well as agate stones. My interest in these kind of patterns was sparked following a trip to the Grand Canyon. Seeing the various bands of colors alternating, bending and running through the canyon walls was intriguing. When I returned home, I saw ...