I studied painting and printmaking but ended up being neither a painter nor a printmaker. Despite spending the better part of my undergraduate years feeling repulsed by the idea of using a computer to make art, I eventually found my way into doing just that. The advent of digital photography opened up a whole world of possibilities and I now keep a camera with me at all times to capture an interesting texture or shadow to incorporate into my digital collage work. As much as I love the flexibility and freedom of working digitally, I still enjoy working in more tactile media, especially collage. I’ve also had a lifelong fascination with jewelry and have recently been focusing on creating pendants using found objects and collage materials. Even though I work in a variety of media I view it all as a whole- each type of work feeds another. I often use scraps of digital collage prints in paper collages and jewelry and scans of mixed-media paintings in my digital work. I prefer to work intuitively and focus on process and materials rather than having a particular concept in mind for each piece, but common threads in my work include color, texture, and the different kinds of beauty found in both nature and urban decay.
2008
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Interdisciplinary MLA focusing on art history and society
2005
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education Certificate, Print Design
1999
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
BFA, Painting and Printmaking