For the past four years, I have been experimenting with installations that appear to push off the wall, as though they are resisting their own boundaries. Monotype printmaking is at the core of this work; as I begin my process, a plexiglass plate is inked once, using marks that imply patterns and forms found in nature. I then add water in multiple stages and pull many prints until the ink is fully removed from the plate, resulting in monotypes that appear to evaporate into the atmosphere. The paper is allowed to curve, curl, wrinkle, and warp as it responds to the water and ink.

“Unmoored” documents this process–each vertical print was created from a single inking of the plate, and subsequent additions of water. The prints were then installed to create a “scape” that is almost visually unified, but then falls apart at the seams. "Stratus III, assembled from remnants of monotypes, also captures an atmospheric shift. This large composite references cloud formations, landscape, and other geological forms in its layers of abstract black and white prints.

This body of work was created while in residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in 2022. As I installed these pieces, I was interested in creating a sense of movement overhead, while also focusing on the translucency of the materials. Heavy clouds, unpredictable weather patterns, and melting glaciers were on my mind as I slowly transformed the space.

In my paper installations, I am interested in bringing form to the intangible. These large-scale compilations of monotypes shift between intention and improvisation as I construct layered, atmospheric wall pieces. The works are contained but also break the traditional frame; they feel both unified and divided, heavy yet light.

This interest in dualities has driven this body of work, informed by the contrasting weather patterns and water levels across the United States. My siblings live in areas of the country that experience fires and devastating drought, while I tackle storms and tornado warnings on the east coast. These experiences, coupled with images of forest fires, storms, and flooding, have influenced the works you see in this series. Whenever possible, I utilize repurposed materials–allowing one piece to fuel the next.

These mixed-media works, inspired by weather patterns, bodies of water, fire and smoke, are created from repurposed monotype remnants, acrylic, and ink. While my large-scale installations are temporary and ever-changing, these collages contain the materials in a more permanent form. In these works, the shifting elements–water, fire, mist, and air–are held for a moment in time.