Baker Artist Portfolios

Anima Surgens is an ongoing charcoal drawing series exploring the sacred darkness of the feminine psyche and the power of inner rebirth. Through layered, expressive mark-making, it channels shadow work, memory, and spiritual transformation. Rooted in personal healing and archetypal symbolism, the series invites viewers to witness what must be surrendered for the soul to rise.

We walk on the surface. We find our way using maps and mental constructs we've made of the surfaces on which we travel.

As the artist Anne Truitt writes, "we dwell as strangers on the earth to become its wrack. We invent it for ourselves. We name it land and sea and sky. We divide its reaches arbitrarily into degrees of latitude and longitude, supplemented by a contrivance we call time. We keep ourselves in orderly fashion by imposing on it grids entirely our own."
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The works in One.Some visually explore ways in which individual elements can come together to form a
collective. Inversely, they investigate how a composite can be viewed as the sum (or more than the sum) of its
parts. A singular visual motif is used as the building block in these compositions. In most of these works, the
motif resembles a plant's leaf. This shape not only conjures botanicals, but also a broader notion of leaves -

For as long as I can remember, my comfort embraced the quiet. Throughout my childhood, an illness in my throat prevented me from verbally expressing myself confidently. It was as if I had to force every word out with excruciating effort. One sentence would leave me out of breath and frustrated. As a result, depression always had a looming presence in my life. Dealing with this made me withdraw deep within myself. Constantly seeking ways to express my thoughts, feelings, and dreams; I sort alternative channels to convey these elements within my life.

Soap, Steel, Lead and Aluminum

Personal art created with a 3d program, using unconventional improvised workflows. NO AI! These videos are intended for large scale projection in a gallery or museum. After 20 years of making abstract animations with 3d CGI, I have stripped things down to the most basic visual elements- simply a line. But even a line can be very interesting when it is animated. I have found unique ways to create abstract animation without using artificial intelligence.