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Matilda
Mixed Media -
Rescued Paint Skins 2023
​Available for acquisition
This is Matilda. One of the very first pieces of art that I truly completed- not just put in the corner unfinished. She's made with hundreds of pieces of dried paint. Paint that was left, dried, and probably should have been discarded.
​Those dried scraps became a part of who I am - imperfect, yet somehow perfect at the same time. They were raw, ripped, each with their own beauty. I saved every single one of them without a plan, just instinct.
When I began saving those tiny scrapes, I wouldn't have guessed that they actual had a real name: paint skins. I didn't learn this until Matilda was hanging on the wall at the art gallery. An artist helping with the show asked how I made the piece. I started explaining, and he smiled and said, "oh-paint skins." And that day I learned that Matilda was made of paint skins.
​This piece is very special to me; it embodies far more than layers of color. It carries a chapter of my life - the anxiety I was fighting through, the pain I was living with, and the small moments of peace I found in creating something out of what should've been thrown away.
​Matilda grew with the new way of being. I was learning. Some days I added to her, some days I ripped pieces off, and some days she only got a glance. She became a mirror of everything imperfect & perfect within me.
​Matilda is named after a baby duck I rescued - a tiny soul in need of love & hope. She grew, and one day flew away. It was heart crushing. I cried & handled it the only way I could - by working on this piece.
​Matilda isn't just a piece of art - she's a part of me.
She is the quiet beauty found in imperfection.
​Every fragment, every layer, carries a moment of my journey.
She taught me that nothing is ever wasted - not even the broken pieces.
And now she's ready to begin a new story with whoever feels her the way I do.
Mist
Mixed Media-Textured Art
2023
Available for acquisition
Mist is built from its own world. In that world, I began to play with every texture possible-creating hidden places, depth, with touches of shimmer & light. I wanted it to feel like you were sitting at the ocean's edge with the mist wrapping around you & letting you breathe. A moment you feel the hope in the new light shinning through.
As the layers built up, Mist started creating its own pathways-little pockets of gold catching the light, soft blues drifting like waves, and deeper textures that feel almost like memories. Every single layer was made during days working through my own healing. It guided me slowly. As I was learning new ways, new movement, and a new strength.
Golden
Mixed Media
2023
Available for acquisition
Golden came to life in controlled chaos. Texture paste gave it depth, letting the gold run through the crevasses, adding a mix of blues to ancient the golden light of the piece. This is my first piece of artwork created in chaos, yet still very controlled. The movement is all guiding its own pathways, making the whole piece come alive.
I let the paint move freely mixing in with the golds. This is controlled chaos.
Mixed Media - Paint Skins
2024
Available for acquisition
These beauties are made very similar to Matilda, as far as paint skins go. However, I made these instead of using leftover paint - this was intentional. I poured fresh paint onto a surface, mixing & swirling until it looks beautiful on its own. After drying, I then peeled them off, ripping & cutting each into petals.
The process was less time-consuming than Matilda, due to a quick turn-over with the product (paint skins). I love the textures and folds, and overspill of petals dancing around the outer limits.
Each piece that I create is completely original, unique & special in its own way. I pour myself into every piece until it grows into its own little world. I try to be as authentic to myself as possible, creating in a way that feels honest and imperfectly perfect. They all have imperfections, as do we all - and that's exactly what makes them beautiful.
These here are available, but I can customize any piece to any size or color scheme that fits you. As with all of my art.