stacked/apart/wearable

my newest series of patchwork paintings are on the most beautiful thick handmade wooden panels made by my talented friend taylor. i’ve been terrified of putting paint down on them and recently broke the ice bit by bit… this coincided with a treasure trove...

be brave

my 16 year old little brother andrew and his friend since birth, will, visited us from maine last week! what a blast! thanks guys!they are 6 feet tall now and have no fear with the rides in santa cruz… i joined them for a rickety ride on a roller coaster and...

besos a la manzana grande

i miss you big apple.highlights: running in the soaking rain with my mom all over chelsea (dragging her to galleries and she feigned interest, thank you for that!), sushi samba… brazilian & japanese fusion, oh my!, wandering brooklyn looking at jewelry with...

gratitude: NYC & 1st class

hello!i’m up at the crack of dawn on a saturday morn… so un-mati like, making calls to NYC for appointments to try on wedding dresses! yes, i leave sunday night for a week in NYC to meet up with 2 of my best friends and my mom… part of which will be...

starting points:: re-inventing:: to beauty

hello out there,i have been thinking a lot about the creative process… of getting dressed in the morning and of painting.i think it is hard to start with a pristine canvas or birthday suit. once you have a starting point, like a found photo placed on canvas or a...