EARLIER ART 

Most of these pieces were made between 2004 and 2014 while I was teaching, except for two from childhood. Over the years I developed a yearning to live an artist's life full time. I've known since I was 4 that I was an artist. I clearly remember in kindergarten getting into the zone while making art and thinking about art a lot. The teaching and design jobs I held allowed me to reside in and/or visit different parts of the world which helped satisfy other cravings for travel and exploration. My fine art practice was definitely a side gig, but vital to my existence. It kept me connected to something I couldn't explain, like a calling. I experimented with a variety of media and subject matter, sometimes working abstractly and sometimes from life. Making these pieces took me away from logical brain thinking and into an instinctual free spirit feeling where I could meet my inner self in a non-verbal exchange.