Wood, copper, modeling paste, aluminum, acrylic + gesso

36”L x 32”W x 1”D

2025

My Abstract Constructions, or Tableaux Reliefs, break the plane of two-dimensional art. 

I create textured and dimensional work that has been intricately hand cut and assembled from wood, aluminum, and copper then finished with colored gesso and modeling paste to bring the surface of the work into conversation with its maze-like depth. Recently I started to incorporate trompe l’oeil painting in some of the work. Visual mystery is created by hiding sections of the work behind textured geometric pieces or painted fabric resulting in a lively interplay between perception and deception. This visual complexity runs throughout my work and I rarely sketch before starting a new piece, but I trust my intuition, life experiences, and the materials at hand to create works of spatial balance and harmony.