Artist Statement

Vessels of Gathered Light, Fountainhead Gallery, 2026

I have a sincere respect for a flower’s unique grace. Alone or in combination, flowers embody the inherent contradictions in life: strength with vulnerability, fleeting yet lasting impact, sweet but fierce nature.

I’m drawn to both wild, organic tangles and more formal arrangements—each reveals something different about how flowers hold light and presence. Whether working with arching vines and unexpected combinations or placing blooms in deliberate composition, I explore how individual elements speak to each other, how they complement, contrast, and ultimately unify. 

I find inspiration in compositions that celebrate abundance as well as those that embrace pared-down simplicity. When opposing concepts balance, truth reveals itself. Light and shadow, wild and structured, the ephemeral made permanent—these tensions guide my work. I seek to render a quality of light that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, gathering radiance in glass vessels and garden blooms, elevating the everyday into something worth contemplating.