I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and began studying art at a young age. By age 8 I was exploring creative expression through colored pencils and watercolor. I earned my BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design (2007), where I specialized in video, film, and animation. In 2017 I joined Blockfort studios, where I was a resident artist. I have since relocated to Delaware, Ohio, where I work as an independent artist and instructor. My mediums include watercolor, digital paintings, and mixed media. My creative career has included graphic design, children’s book illustration, and film. In 2018 I founded Neon Alchemy, a company specializing in creative meditation.

I have spent my career exploring the intersection of myth and the human experience. Countless hours were spent as a child reading stories about heroines of old, and watching anything with a fantasy plot. I found the subtleties between dark and light captivating. There was an ever-present spectrum in all that I consumed, a variance of color and extremes. The potential for humans to embody both innocence and corruption was reflected in everything that I read or experienced.

A lifetime fascination with fairy tales, mythology, and historical stories became essential inspiration for my work. The exploration of my own narrative helped me push beyond personal and cultural boundaries. I studied video and animation in partnership with traditional mediums to expand my expression. Storytelling works in unison with my creative work. Believing that we are all drawn to personal symbols, my art captures the presence of icons and the metaphysical suspended in vivid color. The paintings I create invite serendipitous symbols to collide with lucid action. At its core, my work is a meditation of the essence of our own magic, and the ways we bind or expand our inherent forces.