Leonora, Dorothea and Elizabeth (Viola), SERIES: The String Section of the Mill Creek Community Orchestra

I celebrate the subtleties of identity by creating fictional visual biographies from historically marginalized communities and underrepresented voices. Combining abstraction and realism with a focus on metaphor and symbolism, each of these mixed media works is composed of many subtle layers of pigmented beeswax, photographs, and abstract drawings. The photographic elements are a fusion of reclaimed and reimagined vintage photographs, along with my digital photographs that I combine and repurpose to add narrative texture. I manipulate the image by exaggerating, adding and subtracting physical attributes to create illusory detail. I develop a series of paintings by creating an imagined fellowship, community, geographic location, or cultural bond to further enrich the narrative in my work.