I explore memory, identity, and the lives of everyday people through unconventional depictions of figures and familiar, often mundane settings, like living rooms or backyards. I was born in Lubbock, TX and grew up in rural New Mexico; as a result, I am drawn to the visual and emotional textures of small-town life. I often use personal and found photographs, including images from my own family, my partner’s family, and anonymous sources, which evoke nostalgia but also a sense of disconnection, as their contexts are ambiguous.

I am a collage artist both physically and narratively. I cut up and deconstruct old paintings, layering them until they create a unified composition. I also collage imagery, creating disjointed narratives deriving from my own and those of others. 

Color and pattern are central to my practice. I’m drawn to unexpected and sometimes jarring palettes, and I find meditative focus in detailed, repetitive patterns. Oil paint is my primary medium for its immediacy and tactile quality, but I also work across materials, assembling scraps and discarded works into irregularly shaped collages, and making ceramics and sculptural objects that often inform my painting process.

Obsession is a driving force in my life and work. It’s a longstanding part of how I move through the world, and in the studio, I channel it into texture, precision, and repetition.

A recurring figure in my studio practice is Bunny Gomez, an alter ego I embody. Bunny lives in Phoenix, Arizona; she loves margaritas, Lenny Kravitz, and her husband, Joe. Through Bunny, I explore performance, intimacy, and storytelling.