My work explores the transformative journey through transition and rebirth. Drawing inspiration from Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ “Women Who Run with the Wolves,” I examine how we navigate life’s pivotal moments of metamorphosis—when we find ourselves in unknown territories yet instinctively seek regeneration.
The collection continues my long exploration of instinctual making—a process where intuition guides creation. I immerse myself in the rhythms and steps of making without excessive questioning, allowing the work to lead me to unexpected revelations. This approach has evolved over years through what I variously refer to as impromptu making, process-driven making, and nature making.
Water serves as both metaphor and method in this exhibition. During its creation, I literally swam daily in the wild crashing blue ocean, passing through portals of innocence and meaning. This immersion taught me that, like water, transformation cannot be tightly contained—it must be held with gentle, cupped hands. The works reflect this understanding through their flex and tension, restraint and release, mirroring the experience of being tumbled by waves, whether from the sea or our own tears.
The collection encompasses diverse media: bronze sculptures cast from organic materials, minimalist paintings on linen that embrace negative space, dense black charcoal drawings from multiple perspectives, and self-supporting forms. Many pieces have no designated front or back, inviting viewers to engage from various angles and positions—to physically participate in the act of shifting perspective.
The works navigate the darkness of transition—the dirt, grime, betrayal, hurt, loneliness, and exile that often accompany profound change. Yet they simultaneously celebrate the wild instinct that guides us through this territory toward beauty and renewal. They offer portals and vistas that untangle personal truths, capturing the internal shifts and external waves that ultimately reveal the
“ridiculously exquisite beauty of it all.”
To engage with these works is to witness the possibility of return—enriched and transformed—after heeding the call of the wild spirit and following its instructions to create beauty from the depths.
