branches, imitation gold leaf (10’ x 15’ x 22’4”), 2024.

paper, imitation gold leaf, wire, wood (8” x 5’4” x 16’2”), 2024.

bark, imitation gold leaf, monofilament, (12’ x 11’8” x 12’3”), 2024.

leaves, imitation gold leaf, monofilament (12’ x 4’6” x 4’6”), 2024.

imitation gold leaf (206.5” x 70”), 2023.

branches, imitation gold leaf (40” x 80” x 20”) 2023.

branches, imitation gold leaf (30” x 26” x 12”), 2023.

glass, monofilament (dimensions variable), 2023.

branches, imitation gold leaf (34” x 40” x 15”), 2023.

branches, imitation gold leaf (7’ x 19’ x 7’), 2023.

cellophane, monofilament, (7’3” x 7’ x 6’), 2023.

bark, imitation gold leaf, monofilament, (12’ x 11’9” x 11’9”), 2023.

fluorocarbon (1” x 25’ 2” x 23’ 10”), 2023.

leaves, imitation gold leaf, string (12’ x 13’ x 6”), 2023.

cellophane, monofilament, (12’ x 11’4” x 2”), 2023.

cellophane, monofilament (5’ x 10’6” x 10’6”), 2022.

tape, nails, (7'6" x 14'9" x 2"), 2022.

Installed twice: in Installation Gallery Two and Peggy Phelps Gallery.

paper, charcoal, foil, wood, monofilament, (7' x 4' x 4'), 2022.

The markings on the paper indicate the artist’s height each year of her life. The size of the pile is equivalent to her body if she was to be cremated.

cellophane, monofilament, (2' x 11'8" x 10'6"), 2022.

epoxy, lacquer, metal, found ceramics, (various dimensions), 2022.

communion tray, communion cups, gold leaf, resin, (2.5” x 12.25” x 12.25”), 2021.

resin, acrylic paint, found ceramics, (various dimensions), 2021.

resin (8” x 4” x 4”), 2020-2021.

Artwork titles in order:

4/4

3/4

2/2

6/8

resin, wire, wood coaster, (6.5” x 4” x 4”), 2020.

Artwork titles in order:

Juliette

Joe

Trevor

Michelle

graphite, imitation gold leaf, (11” x 14”), 2020.

Artwork titles in order:

Self Portrait, with mask

Laura, with mask

Steven, with mask

wood, resin, crystals, (9' x 70" x 20"), 2017.

wood, (7" x 24" x 1.5"), 2017.

This sculpture is a sound wave of the words "Jesus Christ" spoken by the artist.

wood, nails, guitar picks, (30.5" x 50" x 20"), 2017.

This is an interactive piece where viewers are able to use the guitar picks to play the nails. 

found cups, crystals, various objects, (8.5" x 45" x 15"), 2017.

The objects in each cup were contributed by various individuals in Saddleback Visual Arts from the prompt: Put something meaningful inside.

wood, resin, holographic powder, (27" x 23" x 5"), 2017.

Each water ring was made from a cup belonging to one of the following individuals: the artist, Dorea, Hunter, Joy, and Vanessa.

fishing line, wood, (12' x 2' x 2'), 2017.

Installation view of the show, Sacramentality.

Artist Statement

A sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality. Every aspect of the world can be called sacramental; there is a sacredness to be found within every tangible element. One can find a sacredness present even in the simple and mundane. These works illustrate a perception of the ordinary as everyday sacraments. I make sculptures that highlight the aspects through which I see a divine presence in the world. Through meditating on the physical elements of well-known sacraments, I explore the tension between the surface mundaneness and the deeper significance found within such objects. In these ordinary materials—wood, found objects, and sounds—I explore how the sacramental manifests itself in everyday life. By transforming certain aspects of these materials, I seek to show this sacramental reality while still recognizing these objects as ordinary.