About My Work
This work comes from a deep belief that we are not meant to move through life in constant urgency, disconnection, or self-abandonment. Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to quiet our intuition, override our body’s signals, and place productivity above presence. I created this space as an invitation to return to what is slower, truer, and more alive.
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My work is also rooted in my own healing journey. I didn’t come to this from a place of ease—I came to it through navigating deep emotional wounds, disconnection, and experiences that required me to truly rebuild my relationship with myself. Over time, I learned how to reconnect inward, regulate my nervous system, and create a sense of safety and self-trust from within. Because of that, this practice is not just conceptual to me—it is lived, embodied, and continually integrated.
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I am drawn to subtle work—the kind that does not force change, but creates the conditions for it. The kind that honors where you are without requiring you to fix, perform, or explain yourself. I believe healing and creativity unfold most naturally when there is space, gentleness, and trust.
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This practice exists to offer permission to pause, listen, create, and reconnect in ways that feel honest and nourishing. My hope is that each offering feels like a quiet return home to yourself.
Artist statement
My work explores interconnection, ecology, energy, and the relationship between humans and the natural world. Through painting and intuitive visual storytelling, I create layered compositions that move between landscape, portraiture, and abstraction to express the living relationships between beings, environments, and unseen forces.
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I am interested in how everything is connected, how human presence is not separate from nature, but embedded within it. My paintings often reflect this through merging forms, dissolving boundaries, and allowing figures, land, water, and organic matter to coexist within the same visual space. Rather than depicting fixed subjects, I aim to reveal states of relationship, transformation, and energetic exchange.
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My process is intuitive and responsive. I begin with observation—spending time in nature, gathering visual impressions, and tuning into atmosphere and emotion—then allow the work to evolve through layering, gesture, and gradual emergence. I do not always work from a predetermined outcome; instead, I treat painting as a dialogue, where meaning unfolds through attention and time.
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Spirituality is present in my practice as a lived sensitivity to energy, intuition, and the unseen dimensions of experience. I am inspired by the idea that perception itself can shift through presence, and that making art can be a way of deepening awareness and relationship with the world.
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At its core, my work is an inquiry into belonging: how we relate to the earth, to other beings, and to ourselves. I create to explore what it means to be in connection—to the visible and invisible, the personal and ecological, the inner and outer landscapes that shape experience.
Education
May 2025
Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki Ryoho
First and Second Degree Reiki
The International Center for Reiki Training
2018-2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Minor in Environmental & Sustainable Studies
Michigan State University
My Reiki practice is rooted in the Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki Ryoho tradition. I completed both First and Second Degree training through the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT), an internationally recognized organization dedicated to high standards of Reiki education. This lineage supports gentle yet powerful healing sessions that promote nervous system regulation, energetic balance, and deep rest.
My background is rooted in both art and the natural world. I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in painting from Michigan State University, while also exploring a wide range of creative mediums. My minor in Environmental & Sustainable Studies continues to inform the way I create — with nature, mindfulness, and connection at the center.