Statement

I create botanical paintings that explore identity, visibility, and the many ways

we adapt to survive. My current work focuses on orchids, complex organisms that have evolved extraordinary

strategies to thrive. This biological performance, this act of becoming what is needed to be seen, resonates deeply

with my own experience.

As a neurodivergent woman, I’ve spent much of my life adapting to systems

that weren’t designed for me. I learned to observe, to imitate, to mask. That

double reality, is something I return to again and again in my work.

While my practice is rooted in traditional botanical techniques, I don’t see

myself as a documentarian. I’m interested in the emotional and symbolic

weight that plants can carry.

I work in both oil and watercolor, depending on the piece.

It’s a slow, meditative process that reflects the kind of attention I want to offer

my subjects.

I also use archival-quality materials, because I believe in honoring

the time, the craft, and the life that each painting contains. I want these works

to last for generations, so that the message can be past on.

Whether I’m painting a plant or a person, I’m ultimately interested in what lies

beneath the surface, in the stories of endurance, self-invention, and the

beauty of being different in a world that often demands sameness.