There’s always been something in me that has connected with and desired beauty. Whether that’s in the vivid, colorful intricacies of plant life and landscape, the details of an eclectic, cared for home, or the richness found in the diverse personalities and experiences of the people I’m fortunate to encounter - I believe there is something lovely and deep to grasp, understand, behold. Creating art was a natural response to this beauty I discovered as a child - it served as a way to meditate on it, process it, make more of it, and be part of it.

As an educator in the arts and currently a candidate for a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art degree, I’ve been exposed to and have experienced a broad scope of philosophies about the value of beauty in art, it’s use in communicating concepts, and it’s place in canonical art history and contemporary practice. While this is something I’m still trying to sort out in my own thinking, what I know is that for better or worse I find myself drawn to beauty again and again - drawn to dwell on it, recreate it, and be saturated in it. I cannot deny it’s value in this way - that it has the power to transform and move people, at least me.

So this is my little endeavor, my small pursuit of beauty in my way in this small corner of the world. I hope I can share it with you and that together, we can begin to hear what beauty has to say, to grasp all that it may offer us.