Much of the subject matter for my art is common food packaging that has a sense of Americana or ethnic familiarity to kitchen pantries that spans multiple generations. The work celebrates these items. I strive to give the viewer a sense of warmth and happiness with my work: creating something most everyone can relate to with their own story. As a production note, my work begins by first scanning materials into the computer. Then with a series of layering experiments in Photoshop, I create one or more images digitally. The process continues after I make a print. I may scratch or alter the surface of the print with hand details of pigments, mica powders and sometimes glitter. I finish the prints by mounting them on board and hand painting many layers of acrylic varnish.