Artist's statement

I create abstract cartographic artworks. Large, unwieldy, and indecipherable, they are maps for getting lost. ​

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Inspired by the chaos of our world, my art is about navigating the mayhem of the moment, an entanglement of personal, political, and environmental unknowns. A recurring theme is the growing threat of climate change. I'm interested in Earth's off-kilter energies and the hidden currents of entropy inside of and all around us.

 

My process starts with an outdoor ink pour to spontaneously generate sprawling, unpredictable forms, which are shaped by rain, wind, insects, and other chance encounters with the environment. I map and annotate them using gestural mark making, drawing, painting, and collage. A new series incorporates deconstructed roadmaps, representing fractured sociopolitical and ecological landscapes.

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My background in journalism and infographics and my research in the areas of cartography, geoscience, cosmology, and quantum physics have inspired how I think and work. Art influences include automatism, gestural painting, and calligraphic and cartographic abstraction.​