I am fascinated by the growing national obsession with home renovation 
as a form of entertainment as it manifests in the form of magazines, 
reality television shows and the proliferation of Home Depots.  I am 
particularly interested in the role that paintings and objects play in 
this dynamic as expressions of status, class and taste.

Using both oil on canvas and water based media on paper, I have been 
exploring the nature of painting and the decorative arts in relation to 
the domestic sphere as well as the life-cycle of decorative objects and 
their transformation from quotidian to collectible.

Each project I have pursued in the past three years has been focused on 
these themes using source materials found in places ranging from the 
eBay website to Veranda magazine; from Christie’s auction catalogs to 
the homes of friends.

My current work is a series of cut-outs based on images of collectible 
plates and place settings, drawn and painted in ink on watercolor paper 
and mounted on foam-core.  The dinnerware borders are based on the 
designs of the English porcelain company, Spode, but the landscapes and 
architectural motifs feature contemporary views of my neighborhood in 
Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

My objective is to explore the possibilities of painting and the 
decorative arts, decoration and domesticity, integrating art historical 
and contemporary perspectives to create work that is both formally and 
conceptually engaging.