About Me
I grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, with a fascination with science and an inescapable pull toward the divine. While my dad taught me about physics and humanism, I was seeing fairies in the dappled light under trees and concocting potions according to my own mysticism. I ended up on dual tracks: science and art. In 2013 I graduated from UC Davis with a BS in biochemistry and in 2018 I finished 2 years at the Mark Kang-O’Higgins Modern Painting Atelier. Today, my primary mediums are gouache and laser woodworking. My unique process and lifestyle is shaped by my invisible disability Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
I use they/them and she/her pronouns.
I use they/them and she/her pronouns.
My art
I’m inspired to apply my art to find hope and meaning amid the climate crisis.
Solar Punk Repaints
In these imaginative realist landscapes, I modify my plein air paintings of my local Santa Cruz area, reimagining the location as an equitable and sustainable utopia. On social media I share painting process videos that explore the history and future of that location.
Featuring Local Stewardship
I also create plein air paintings that highlight local organizations that are responding positively to the crisis. This year I’m focusing on land stewardship.
Sourcing
How can I responsibly make and sell objects from the fruits of the earth during this time of over-extraction? I explore this through my laser woodworking of local redwood and internationally sourced bamboo plywood.
Fairies
I believe that ecologically balanced culture requires more than a utilitarian appreciation for nature. We need our reverence for nature to include sense of mystery which inspires humility. In many of my plein air landscapes I include glowing nature spirits, which I call fairies, as an embodiment of this sense of mystery.
Solar Punk Repaints
In these imaginative realist landscapes, I modify my plein air paintings of my local Santa Cruz area, reimagining the location as an equitable and sustainable utopia. On social media I share painting process videos that explore the history and future of that location.
Featuring Local Stewardship
I also create plein air paintings that highlight local organizations that are responding positively to the crisis. This year I’m focusing on land stewardship.
Sourcing
How can I responsibly make and sell objects from the fruits of the earth during this time of over-extraction? I explore this through my laser woodworking of local redwood and internationally sourced bamboo plywood.
Fairies
I believe that ecologically balanced culture requires more than a utilitarian appreciation for nature. We need our reverence for nature to include sense of mystery which inspires humility. In many of my plein air landscapes I include glowing nature spirits, which I call fairies, as an embodiment of this sense of mystery.
Let's Collaborate
Are you or your organization working on a land stewardship project?
I’d love to create art about it and promote your work on social media!
I’d love to create art about it and promote your work on social media!