“I use nontraditional print-making methods--including hand cut stencils and a 1980’s Japanese screen printing toy called a Gocco printer--as a starting point for original mixed media pieces. I use enamel spray paint, acrylics, gouache, and inks, and print on a variety of surfaces including wood, fabric and antique papers (preferring handwritten love letters, envelopes, journal pages, sheet music and maps).I am most satisfied when I can make a tangible or visceral connection between the materials used and the image rendered. My work is deeply layered, often both literally and figuratively. My imagery--nostalgic and wistful--is largely biographical and reflective of my pensive nature.I have exhibited my work extensively at galleries in the US and beyond for the past two decades. I have received multiple grants and commissions, including two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants, a Metropolitan Regional Arts Board Next Step Grant, and have completed two large commissions for Augsburg University in Minneapolis.”