Biography:

From an early age, I was captivated by the natural world, spending countless hours exploring creeks and mossy banks near my childhood home. Observing the grace of creatures like crayfish and dragonflies sparked a lifelong fascination with form, movement, and transformation.

I went on to study at Hampshire College, where I focused on sculpture and fine craft, and today I work as a professional artist in Durham, North Carolina. My practice centers on creating vibrant stainless steel sculptures, using only torch fire to bring out rich, striking colors. Through this process, I transform steel—so often seen as rigid and industrial—into lifelike, dynamic works of art.

My work has been exhibited widely, including multiple selections at ArtFields (2022, 2023), where I was honored to receive the 2023 People’s Choice Award. I’ve shown at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, and in the touring museum exhibition Bullets and Bandaids. I’ve also completed commissions for Pepsi, Red Lobster, Truist Bank, and UNC Hospitals, as well as serving as the lead fabricator for a large-scale public installation at Wake Tech Community College. My work was also profiled in Lincoln Welding Magazine in the feature “Mundane to Magical.”

Through my art, I hope to invite viewers to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary—turning everyday moments into something magical.

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Inspiration for my work:  

It’s important to me to focus my creative energy on feeling grateful and seeing the good and beauty in the world. I find people and nature endlessly inspiring … and heart wrenchingly exquisite. I distill down the stunning ornate complexity of a moment into something that can live on through art. Whether the perfect curve of a smiling cheek or a windswept branch, wrinkles in a face that tell the story of every smile and frown, the love or skepticism in a wayward glance, or even the beauty of a rogue insect. To me, there is unfathomable beauty presented to us in every moment as long as we can stay open. Sometimes, the deepest heartbreak shows the clearest love. I don’t simply want to create a beautiful object, but rather a complete organism that is alive and breathing that facilitates an experience with the viewer. Perhaps a feeling of wonder, or a moment of respite that speaks to something deeper, something undeniably true.

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Photo Credit: Eric Brown

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