I try to merge traditional printmaking with simpler, more direct methods of mark making to depict images that are at once decorative and deeply personal. 

While I am a great admirer of quilts and other domestic items created by self-taught artists, my own training in printmaking is extremely formal.  As I have no training with textile art, stitching and embroidering is a means by which I can strive for the purity and simplicity of the self taught art I admire without (I hope) being disingenuous.  In creating the current body of work, I inevitably became more comfortable with the humble, direct techniques that were at first so alien to me.  In response to this growing confidence, I force myself further into deeply personal subject matter in order to stay  outside of my comfort zone.  At the same time I maintain a general focus on the decorative aspects of each piece in an attempt to maintain surface-level appeal.  I hope that for the viewer to whom the subject matter holds no weight or meaning, it is a least enjoyable to look at.