I love collecting art books. Its very important to me to have books around me when I make work in my studio. I spend a lot of time looking and reading about artists that I love and admire. Especially when I am feeling uninspired or down on my practice, I use books to remind myself of why I love about creating. I also collect smushed pennies and glass objects from the thrift store. I like having objects that were once made by another human, wether thats a carved grasshopper or a painting of a still life.being able to see the human hand in the creation of something is really exciting and inspiring to me. 

I am inspired by the imperfection and simplicity of the natural world. Observing what is around you makes one realize there is a rhythm or pattern to it. Where I live, I feel the seasons so fiercely. I really appreciate that aspect of how I built my life. I think there is relationship that is deeper than just having a fondness for nature, maybe it’s something that is primordial or innate about biology. I love the impermanence of things and using materials that speak to that. Especially when I use a material like watercolor and ink. A material that seems mutable and hard to control at times. It’s something that changes or reimagines a piece based on how much or how little you use.

Swimming in the summer where I live in Western Massachusetts.  

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