I am a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an old steel town, and I've noticed that I retain a fascination for old industrial spaces; I feel at home amidst the hues of rust and old wood and stormy weather. My photography makes frequent reference to ghost towns, whether actual or imaginary. I like to capture places where people once were but now are gone, where what is left is a reassertion of nature. People often comment that my photographs look like paintings, and that I make the ordinary seem interesting. My sculptural and mixed-media work takes a more organic form, incorporating natural materials with discarded items I find while walking around town or on the beach. My paintings are from a completely other place, one that is much more emotional, volatile, and explosive with color, and highly influenced by a visit to Mexico in the autumn of 2002. Overall, I believe my work has a wistful but hopeful energy in it that is an expression of my love for this world.

MEDIA
• Photography, color, 35mm (Ricoh XR-M)
• Acrylic Painting
• Mixed-media
• Sculpture

PUBLICITY
"Windows Art Project Offers Food for Thought."
-- David McLaughlin. Somerville Journal, June 6, 2002.

"Somerville Open Studios" Referencing Installation project. Boston Globe, June 6, 2002.

EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 1998 Bachelor of Arts in French, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA May, 1994 Study Abroad: 1993 in Angers, France, 2002 in San Miguel, Mexico