Extravagant Creatures

Extravagant Creatures is a solo exhibit I staged at Paragon Gallery in Portland, Oregon from December 2022-January 2023. Over the course of the past three years, between world turmoil and personal tragedies, Extravagant Creatures has slowly taken shape. My desire has been to create objects and art that hold a promise of distraction with beauty and humor but as a viewer sits with these pieces the dread and anxiety of the world around us creeps back in. At this current time, there is no place for distraction and as an artist, I feel the need to keep pushing my viewers out of spaces of comfort with gentle nudges. The works span both ceramics and works on paper, creatures fanciful and absurd abound in both mediums.

Dream House

Dream House is a series of paintings and ceramics inspired by dreams had by myself and others over the course of the covid-19 pandemic. The pieces were shown together at the Lolopass Gallery in Portland, OR during May 2022. The project was funded in part by RACC.

Dream House show installed at Lolopass in May 2022

Don’t Worry About That One, She’s Only a Metaphor

The Last Dream

This Sinking Feeling

I Was Inside

When I Woke

We Live Here Now

Defeat Evil

Pouring Forth

In the Night House

It Was Like This at Night

In the lead up to the Dream House show at Lolopass, I installed a ceramic box with a slot. Next to the box I left little worksheets where visitors could write down their dream with the intention that these dreams might eventually become additional art pieces or perhaps a zine.

Walking Mountains at 1122 Gallery

Walking Mountains is a solo exhibit which I had in July 2021 in an unconventional back yard gallery. 1122 Gallery consists of a Portland, OR yard with multiple structures that have been converted for the purposes of displaying art, including a car port, large shed, and a chicken coop.

From My Sketchbook

My sketchbook is an immensely important part of my art process. It’s the place I brainstorm for projects, experiment with new techniques, and explore new ideas. Sometimes my sketchbook drawing become prints which can be purchased through my Etsy shop.

Before & During at Cambium Gallery

In June 2021 I had a solo exhibit titled, Before & During, at Cambium Gallery in Astoria, OR. The show featured works created in the lead-up to as well as created during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photos by Kirista Trask.

A Fork in the Road

A Fork in the Road is a solo exhibition drawn from works which I completed over the year of 2019, with the first pieces of 2020 also popping in. The work is on display for the month of February 2020 at The Lindgren Gallery in Bauman Auditorium at George Fox University.

Pageant

My solo show,Pageant, is on view at Wolff Gallery in Portland through December 22, 2019.My solo show,Pageant, is on view at Wolff Gallery in Portland through December 22, 2019.

This show uses the the a of pageant to explore and expand the roles of womxn and their depictions within art and pop culture.

This show was funded in part by RACC.

From My Grandmother’s House

From My Grandmother’s House is a series of pieces created for a show at the East Oregonian Gallery at the Pendleton Center for the Arts. This was a solo exhibit which ran for the month of October in 2019.

Buckman Elementary School Mural

In the spring of 2019 I got the opportunity to design and paint a mural in the Buckman Elementary School in Portland, OR. Painting assistance provided by Isadora Fleminger Rier and Yala Tippett.

Stolen Power

Stolen Power was a body of work created for a solo exhibit at A Space Gallery in Seattle’s Pioneer Square in July & August 2018. I transformed the space with life-sized paper dolls, a 109” long scroll painting, a series of 28”x40” paintings, and chalk drawings on the windows.