I photograph anything that captures my imagination and is small enough for me to put on a black velvet background. Most recently, I’ve been drawn to plants as they move through their life cycle. I’ll start by taking the image apart and putting it back together. Eventually, through combining, layering, blurring, and distorting shapes, a new image emerges.

My personal exploration with making pictures is only part of their purpose as art. I design them to be gentle with an open feel that allows for multiple interpretations. While there are common notions about many objects, like a maple leaf or a feather, everyone has their own associations and will assign different meanings.

As a quick bio:

I grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis and was often occupied by drawing, painting, and sculpting. School field trips brought me to the Minneapolis Institute of Art where I was entranced by the Post-Impressionists. My heart still pounds whenever I see Van Gogh’s Olive Trees or Bonnard’s Dining Room in the Country. Later, it was seeing the work of photographers like Diane Arbus and Duane Michals that inspired me to explore photography as an expressive medium.

I have a BA degree in painting and an MFA degree in photography. Both are from UW-Madsion.