Born and raised in Utah, my first print experiences took place while I was a BFA student in Photography at Utah State University. There I was exposed to traditional film and wet dark room processes as well as 19th century photographic methods. I fell in love with the process of coating the paper with light sensitive emulsion and watching the image appear in the developer. I believe this love of process led me to printmaking and later piqued my interest in collaborative printing.

I studied intaglio printmaking at MCAD as a side dish to my design major, and, perhaps predictably, drifted away from the practice until years later when I took a class at Highpoint to fill some dull winter evenings. The first night I walked in the door and inhaled the smell of ink I thought: I’m home!

I try and approach image making as homage to all that came before; allowing me to address issues that arise in contemporary art: technical components, craft, and process as a focus that forwards my voice as an artist.

My work explores the phenomenon of the natural geological land formations that make up our planet. I am interested in how they’re formed, what properties they hold, and the changes they are continually going through.

A California native, I’ve spent the last eight years in Minnesota where my first truly serious encounters with printmaking and the book arts came through the post-baccalaureate program at MCAD in 2005 – 2006.  For the next several years, I continued my art practice through Continuing Studies at MCAD and classes at Minnesota Center for Book Arts.  In 2011, I received a Jerome Fellowship from MCBA; the need for more concentrated studio access led me to Highpoint.