My Midwest suburban upbringing has given me a unique perspective within this American subculture that provides a wide range of topics to explore including environment, architecture, conformity, spirituality, ideas of home, cultural diversity and time. Scenes of children at play, water, and everyday suburban life provide a way for me to capture little redeeming moments in an otherwise mundane environment. I am drawn to the simplistic, formal architectural elements and the facades that shield us from the underlying stories.

More recent works have expanded to include abstract grid works that allude to the redundancies of the suburban architecture, as well as the imposed, underlying structure and conformity of the daily life within this culture. Utilizing found objects in many of my mixed media works, I am able to bring a concrete, physical connection to the immediate environment. My book cover series utilizes discarded books with abstract references to windows and doors. Behind each door is a story, and the windows see all…looking out and looking within.