About

When people ask me what I do, I frequently stumble. I’ve been thinking about a truly honest answer for this question.

Really, I make and do stuff to help me dig into the ideas and feelings that sandpaper my brain for more, more, more. I also make work to chill out and not go nuts. Making art is both enlivening and centering.

In putting together the selection of images for this site, I tried to include the work I am presently engaged in and then a small sampling of the past few years.

I work across a bunch of disciplines and use whatever mode seems to best get at the itch. I find that working in one mode only strengthens my ability to express in another; what I learned in designing toys does indeed inform my black blob paintings, just as writing a goofy novel inspired a whole spate of wild drawings.

One thing not represented in these images is my love of being with other people making work. I have taught art in a variety of contexts for the past 15 years, ( and recently even started teaching yoga!) and owe a massive debt to those who let me participate in their learning and let me watch their process. Thanks, people!

I live in Portland, Oregon with a nice guy, our kid, Zucchini the naughty Dachshund, and a variety of flora and fauna. I grew up in the mountains of Montana, the thought of which even makes me smell hot summer grass and wildfires.

More official deets are available on my CV.