I am influenced by my family’s migratory patterns. My mother was born in Panama, my father in Michigan; neither stayed in either location long enough to know it. This holds true for many places they lived thereafter. I grew up as a transplant in a rural, close-knit community in upstate New York during my parents’ 16-year house renovation project; subsequently, I never put down roots there. Since departing my first home, I have lived abroad and in various cities. The stories resulting from my families’ and my own experiences with moving has influenced my working process. Largely, the intersection of displacement and domestic space is the conceptual range that drives the direction of my creative research. My current projects embody the myriad of emotions encompassed by domestic space and being "away from home".
Primarily, I am a lens-based artist, which allows me to explore photo-media for the variety of outcomes appropriate to my conceptual goals. I incorporate a variety of cameras to create photographs with a range of focus from blurry to sharp. By working intuitively inspired by memories and current events, I create a visual dialogue while photographing. My projects describe my memories as well as my "gut" response by the selections I make for my pictures. I apply a formal vision to my projects that consistently defines each working portfolio. Poststructurally, I rely on my viewers to identify what they recognize in my pictures and then, I hope, they will investigate further and relate to what is visually remaining from their own perspectives and knowledge. I believe my art work is realized, when an audience views it.