My practice as an artist reflects how I aspire to live my life, one that nurtures nature and personal well-being. The act of slowing down, observing, and recording are my artistic practices that cultivate mindfulness. At the forefront, my artistic process is nourishing and is joyful in the simple act of creation. Similar to meditation, my process is a means for me to cultivate mindfulness, strengthen inner peace and explore self-expression. I use a diaristic approach to merge everyday encounters and objects to reveal a dance between figurative and subjective.   Whether it is a specific location, a conversation, a particular plant, or piece of literature, each contribute to the piece’s complexity. The history within the layers of painting and drawing is a dialogue about time, growth, and life; exposing an environment beyond simply plant or ocean matter.   I invite the viewer to pause, reflect and lose themselves within.

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            For this particular body of work, I studied indigenous plants, endemic limu (seaweed) and native invertebrates to the Hawaiian islands. Learning about Hawai’i’s endemic organisms through the Bishop Museum, botanical gardens, and the Waimānalo Limu Hui community based organization has deepened by connection to the land and strengthened my compassion for nature. The resulting spiritually thinking about “oneness” and the concept that all beings are connected, are present in this work in which I combine representational elements and abstract gestures to build an ecosystem where all organisms can thrive.