My work tends to revolve around nostalgia, optimism and CHANGE – good, bad, or otherwise.  I paint my feelings, and inspired by the things I worry, daydream, laugh and cry about, am comforted by and endure, from the silly to the downright traumatizing.  I love the meditative and sensory experience of working with wax in all forms. Texture and depth are very important aspects of my work, and my work is typically created from a combination of encaustic, cold wax, ink, shellac, pigments, oils, and acrylic.  My experience has been a mix of learning how to do things properly while simultaneously experimenting in practices that would most likely result in epic failure – and as a huge fan of “happy accidents,” something I have learned not to worry about.