I've loved to draw and create since I was a young child. In high school, I would pay my sister in candy bars to let me draw her while she held still or slept.
My work is line-heavy, because I'm drawn to the lines of a form — be it a human subject's pose or gesture, or a home/building's character. Among other things, my style is inspired by children's book illustration, and I like how pen and ink/watercolor can give a nostalgic, precious, storybook-like, illustrative feel to my artwork. This feels right for capturing the subjects I love: meaningful moments of togetherness between parents and children or between siblings, places we've loved, objects that have held meaning for us or loved ones, beloved pets, etc.
My experiences through family transitions, change, and loss greatly inspire me — the end of breastfeeding, adding a new baby to our family, sending my youngest off to preschool, even the retiring of my favorite chair for reading and snuggling with my kids — and I am driven to help others capture the moments that give them meaning as they experience these transitions. After losing my childhood home to a devastating house fire in high school, I developed an appreciation for the meaning and import of one's home and the memories it can hold, and this motivates me to help others capture their meaning-filled homes.
