I am interested in appetites. We all have our own individual and unique appetites, but at the same time we share them with others.  You can have an appetite – a craving – a certain taste – for anything. But where do these tastes come from? Is this a matter of nature or nurture? I am especially interested in why we like the things we like, and why we do the things we do. I am curious about where our instincts and cultural constructions originate, and where they sometimes collide or blur.

My work is most inspired by the sensual appetite. I am interested in how our brain makes associations and what they mean. Through my imagery I often seek to evoke some type of sensation or memory. While memory and senses are closely entwined, they have the potential to make us feel a certain way and reveal a little about ourselves that we may not be entirely conscious of or in tune with. Our senses have the power to bring about these appetites or tastes that we are constantly operating by, however knowingly or mindlessly it may be.

Currently I am studying food as subject. This began with noticing the veins in the tiles on my bathroom wall, in a shelled walnut, and I’ve found my way to fruits and pastries and their insides. They can be so grotesque and wet and fleshy and body-like. The colors I see in them remind me of the blues and greens and purples that are in our skin. The icons in my imagery often venture into the study of gender and notions of idealism and beauty with a touch of humor, pulling at the reasons why we see things the way we do, and what it is about the way certain things appear that we find more intriguing than others.