The function of the artist in society is a primary motivating factor in my practice.  Artists operate as chroniclers of history and initiators of change, often serving as a checkpoint for society at large.  My work serves as a voice for social justice and commentary by embracing the social responsibility of the artist.  Often through questioning choices of perception, I expose the artifice and downward spiral of American routine blindness.  The goal of the work ultimately is to affect change by propagating connectivity via our shared humanity. 
 
The conversation within my work is initiated by comedy, as an entry point to charged topics.  Bright colors, playful textures, and comedic forms produce approachability to serious subject matter.  Notions of class warfare and xenophobia are found in my use of discarded materials as a means to consider disenfranchised peoples and otherness.  The existence of "value" is of particular interest as a human construct.  Examining how American culture allocates value, on material goods vs. people, prompts an opportunity for individual change.  In echoing the ploy of luxury culture and identity politics, my work stands as a living satire of objects and installations.
 
Space is a particular concern in my artistic practice: creating a space that envelopes the viewer, or developing a space of presence for an object.  A disruption of expectation within a space serves as an exclamation point in the visual language of art.  It challenges our understanding of the world around us, and brings perception into question.  As an object-maker and installation artist, my practice moves fluidly through various disciplines while utilizing space to speak ideas.