My work explores quietness, peace, and the merging of self with the environment—not as an escape, but as a form of survival and healing. I am drawn to the concepts of oneness and interconnectedness. I believe the distinctions between self, others, and the environment are illusory. Through blurred forms, soft edges, and subconscious markmaking, I seek to create spaces where the viewer can dissolve into the landscape and experience a moment of stillness, reflection, and belonging.

This practice arose from living within an environment of constant loudness,
unpredictability, and fear. My life had become one of walking on eggshells, navigating instability, and protecting my children from realities too heavy for them to carry. Amid this relentless noise and demand, I discovered the necessity of carving out silence, softness, and spaces of peace. Painting became not just a creative act, but a lifeline—my way to process trauma, hold onto moments of beauty, and remind myself that quietness exists. I paint with the intention of creating a visual representation of healing: blurred memories of childhood places, floral still lifes that evoke home and impermanence, figures poised like timeless sculptures. The lake imagery recalls union with family, especially loved ones who have passed, and the timeless, feminine energy of my support system: mother, sister, friends, in threes. These figures embody softness, stillness, empathy, and strength,
echoing the support that has carried me through.

My works are not meant to be read as sad. They are symbols of the peace I’ve been craving, and of the interconnectedness of all souls across time and space. Loudness can be drowned out by stillness, pain can be softened by love, impermanence does not negate beauty. By blurring forms and softening detail, I create “happenings” in paint that invite viewers to
step inside a world where noise becomes a hum, and where they can pull from their own memories—a place, a feeling, a time.

Ultimately, my paintings are my way of saying that the way out is within. That quiet, that place, that healing exists right now, and we can go there whenever we need.