@WANAVENTURE:

The love of drawing & design led me to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc) in Los Angeles. These were the days of Frank Gehry and Morphosis, and learning to deconstruct cultural, historical, and environmental Influences combined with my own unique experience produced new forms in my work.

I was fortunate at Sci-Arc to study Sumi-e painting with renowned artist Yoshio Ikesaki. In my present work I often pair traditional Sumi-e techniques with unexpected mediums and surfaces such as oils, acrylics, and inks layered over clay, canvas and birch board.

Experimentation is key to what I do, and I have a lot of gratitude for the many artist friends and mentors with whom I have studied and worked alongside in community and inspiration.