I am curious about the strange potential visual language has, in my case, a concoction of abstract and figurative forms, to communicate the quality of space and experience. I pull inspiration from a personal and ever-expanding archive well-stocked with visual references to the body, memory, pattern and decoration, interior and exterior spaces, textiles, and craft to puzzle out my questions and curiosities. In the studio, iterative modes of making are integral to my work. I use repetitious acts and variations on adjustment, removal, embellishment, and demolition to build successive layers of imagery. Within each layer, I find moments to impose elements that weigh down, pin, or highlight particularly striking passages that allow me to shift the image and continually move forward until the final picture emerges. While the primary endeavor is to translate discoveries, ranging from daily quirks to life-long quibbles, into legible visual language, I often encounter more mystery than clarity.