MUCH OF MY WORK HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON MY INTEREST AND FASCINATION WITH PATTERNING. I AM INTRIGUED WITH HOW PLANES CAN BE MATHEMATICALLY BUILT UP, MANIPULATED, AND SOMETIMES DECONSTRUCTED IN ORDER TO PRODUCE BOTH VISUALLY RHYTHMIC AND FLUCTUATING PATTERNED SPACES. I AM ALSO DRAWN TO MY SURROUNDINGS IN THE NATURAL WORLD, AND OFTEN ENJOY INCORPORATING BOTH PLANTS AND FLOWERS INTO SOME OF MY WORK. I AM INTRIGUED WITH THE POSSIBILITIES THAT OPEN UP WHEN THESE NATURAL COMPONENTS CAN BE INCORPORATED WITH THE ACT OF PATTERN-MAKING, CREATING VISUAL PROBLEMS FOR ME TO JOURNEY THROUGH.
I WAS BORN IN THUN, SWITZERLAND, RAISED IN BOTH ALBERTA AND ONTARIO, CANADA, AND HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. SINCE 1998. I RECEIVED A BFA IN PAINTING/DRAWING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, ONTARIO, AN MFA IN PAINTING/DRAWING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS IN FAYETTEVILLE, AND A PHD IN ART EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS IN DENTON. I CURRENTLY PAINT AND TEACH IN SPRINGDALE, AR.