The Artist
I’m a painter and radically self-sharing writer living in Birmingham, AL, with my three dogs, hoarder-level collection of houseplants, piles of books, and way too many art supplies.
My current exploration is the Amethyst Collection, where I create abstract pieces using inks made from amethyst stones. I love the meditative quality of making these pieces, tilting the paper slowly and disturbing the inks to create intricate layers of texture. It’s a genuinely centering and playful process.
Art plays a significant role in my healing from complex PTSD. I am my favorite version of myself when I am making.
I consider all of my various projects my “creative ecosystem.” I write openly about my life and inner worlds at “Strange Feelings,” my substack blog, and am also 250+ poems deep into a manuscript I plan to publish in late 2025.
If I’m ever down, ask me about one of my creative projects, and I will perk right back up - or just take me somewhere I can buy some plants.
Some other things about me:
I am enamored with old knotted trees and lichen, and I am a total audiobook addict. My love language is giving book recommendations. I firmly believe that getting one’s hands in some soil is a solid balm for the soul. I love chill yoga, studying different spiritual traditions, meditation, nesting into my spaces, listening to interviews with other creatives and taking my dogs to romp around in the woods.
I am continually astounded by the ability creating has to quiet the ghosts and center myself back within myself.
I’m a seeker of the mundane magic in the ordinary days.
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2024 Solo Show, "What I Need & You Might Too," Femmes Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2022 Group Show, “City As Place,” University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
2018 Group Show, “Reproductive Justice Artivism Show,” Washington Court Hotel, Washington D.C.
2015 Group Show, “Environmental Landscapes,” Whitebox, Saint Louis, MO
2015 Group Show, “Perception Isn’t Always Reality,” Kranzberg Arts Center, Saint Louis, MO
2014 Group Show, “Portraits,” Regional Arts Commission, Saint Louis, MO
2014 Group Show, “From Darkness to Light,” Foundation Gallery, New York City
2012 Solo Show, “Eleven Images,” Filter Cafe & Coffee, Saint Louis, MO
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Shambala Center
Riverfront Times
Endangered Wolf Center
Missouri Botanical Garden
Washington University in Saint Louis
Various Private Clients
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Huffington Post
Riverfront Times
Broken Light Collective
Blue Monday Review
A&S Magazine
Armour Magazine
Spires Arts & Literary Magazine
Kalkion
Bookends Review
Camroc Review
Editor’s Eye
Cur.ren.cy Magazine
Danse Macabre du Jour
52/250: A Year
Sam Fox School of Art & Design
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2024 November - Holiday Bazaar (Juried), Alexander City, AL
2024 November - Moss Rock Festival (Juried), Birmingham, AL
2024 October - City Walk Art Market, Birmingham AL
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2024 Fall - Residency with Thrive Together in Birmingham, AL
2024 Spring - Residency with Thrive Together in Birmingham, AL
2018 Advocates For Youth grant recipient
2014 Work featured multiple times on the homepage of Wordpress.com
2012 Work featured multiple times on the homepage of Wordpress.com
2012 Graduate-level independent study in arts with Philip Matthews at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri
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VSA Missouri
Saint Louis Story Stitchers
Tonbomai
South County Times
Art Flood STL
Kranzberg Arts Center
Elements