love how my work has evolved, and it’s so deeply tied to the place I call home. Even on those rainy, gloomy days, I can’t help but feel inspired by the landscape around me. It’s like every shift in the weather, every light change, feeds into what I create. I think that’s one of the things that’s so powerful about my art—the sense of connection to my surroundings.
I started out in photography, and it felt natural to move into printmaking. I take hundreds of photos for my work, and then in Procreate, I play around with those images—adding, subtracting, shifting things around until I feel that spark. That spark is what I’m after—the part that feels true to the essence of what I want to communicate. Even though I was accepted into university for photography, I chose a different path—married and moved to New York. Working as a real estate photographer in the Hamptons was a unique experience, and it only deepened my fascination with spaces, with nature, and how these things intersect. Eventually, I shifted to printmaking and it felt like coming home. Art is everything to me. It takes months—sometimes a year—before a piece is finished, but that’s what I love about it. I work on several projects at once, and each one feeds into the next. I’m passionate about my work, and I truly believe that passion shows in my pieces. The longer I create, the more I envision myself continuing this work, even as I grow older. I want to be that artist who, despite the aches and pains of old age, keeps creating, keeps expressing my love for this place I call home. Spreading that joy and love through my art is what keeps me going. It’s so important to me, and I hope that, in the end, my work reflects that.
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January 2025
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