Keenly aware of the impact that art making can have on the environment, I use recycled and repurposed materials in my process. Through example, my artistic practice strives to bring awareness to social and ecological issues. I was trained as a sculptor but worked for many years as an inventor developing patents in the fields of telecommunications, clean energy design, holographic imagery, and digital technology. My artistic practice draws upon my sense of curiosity and discovery as an inventor, and I approach new projects in a visceral and analytical way. I developed an innovative technique to excavate peeled paint from urban locations and their surroundings, such as old warehouses, train tunnels, bridges, roads, and dump sites. This graffiti debris—shards and swaths of fallen paint, often hundreds of layers thick, that have succumbed to time and gravity—lies buried and hidden. After collecting, cleaning, pressing and shaping the paint fragments, I then attach them piece by piece to panels to create flowers, plants, dreamscapes, and abstract compositions. I often start a new work by thinking of a person, thing, or idea and attempt to capture its essence through color, movement, and form. Despite some elements being intentionally off-kilter, I work to create a sense of balance in the overall composition. 

My paintings are carefully constructed narratives about the human condition, introspection, interpersonal relationships, social politics, the environment, and unexpected beauty. Working with these elements that would otherwise have become contaminants, I celebrate the fact that the paint fragments I use are charged with their own rich history and have now become part of my personal expression.