About Me

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I am a multidimensional, hands-on creative artist and poet with a San Diego based home studio. Having always been too curious and too creative, I have continually studied a variety of artistic disciplines and philosophies throughout my life with established teachers...unstable teachers, artists, schools and whatnot. This, paired with a lifelong investigation into spirituality, has given me a large creative toolkit from which to draw ;) and interest to (respectively) play with, break, challenge, modify, ignore and celebrate the rules related to the aforementioned studies. I am a strong believer in not messing with a child's innate curiosity and wonder, the value of family (however defined), individual creativity, community, and our environment. I continue to study and enjoy creative expressions-with the exception of acid jazz. Some common characteristics found within my work are: re-purposing everyday items and discard-able things, harmonizing opposites, playing with current beliefs and assumptions with a whimsical twist, and delicately blending spontaneity with discipline. The end results are simple, joyful expressions of wonder imbued with an invitation to discover more.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Exploring Possibilities








When approaching an idea or opinion about something, sometimes I like to take time to examine for my self how my five (six) senses and the five elements play out/inneract with the particular topic.
If I choose to work with the concept artistically, first I will get a feel for which medium(s) i.e. prose, poetry, visual art, photography, culinary chemistry, dance, vocally... to work with. Then, I focus on my unique interpretation of the sensory information, and how it expresses through my inneraction with the medium(s).
The work can be can be condensed and translated into one creative expression or explored individually by diving into each aspect – revealing a separate idea or topic of it's own to be explored at whatever depth I am willing to go to (and can handle! :).

I appreciate individuals who are willing to go through the process with me - humanity is a wonderful medium.