A bit more about me

Art and creativity have always been at the center of my life and career paths and gives me the inspiration to be my best.

Through an artful life, I strive to bring positive energy to the community by creating light even in darkness, which is a common theme in my work.

Born and raised in south Louisiana I am familiar with the process of rebuilding and picking up the pieces. I graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in Urban Planning just a month before Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

With a lot of ambition and an entrepreneurial spirit, I wanted to help build back the community through the preservation of one of the city's beloved and cultural treasures - historic architecture.

Patching homes back together piece by piece and salvaging history from the landfills was our goal and mission.

Over the next 15 years we artfully restored homes bringing light back to neighborhoods, people, and the spirit of the city. 

I have also been happy to work with several different programs teaching art to children. 

Seeing a child's face light up at their creation is a complete joy, while seeing a child struggle with art and helping them work through the creative process is even more rewarding.

Creating and sharing art with others is so important and something I love to do.

I see art as a tool to embolden emotion and awaken the senses to small details.

I love that art gives complete autonomy to viewer, where a person can freely form an opinion on how the piece makes them feel.

All forms of art are seen through a person's unique lens, individual journey, and perspective.

Art is important to me because it is a shared language of the creative spirit that lives in all of us. 

Through my art I hope to awaken a sense of joy, playfulness, and wonder. My art tends to combine both light and dark at the same time, joyful with an underscore of melancholy.

I explore the wide array of emotions that makes us human. My hope as an artist is to inspire people to go deep, stop to ponder things a bit longer and to be inspired. 

xoxo