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 desire – 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 or may not be entirely conscious of or in tune with.

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. The colors I see in them remind me of the blues and greens and purples that are in our skin. This imagery often ventures into notions of idealism and beauty, 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.