The visual atmospheres I create in glass grant the viewer the opportunity to discover the environments I explore. I grew up making pottery and glass art with my mother, a teacher of the fired arts. I lived in a hospital for the better part of my first six years of life. Being forbidden from living a normal childhood playing outside and running around was not sad for me because I played through discovering my artistic self. By the time I was in high school being asked what my goal in life is I simply stated my goal was to live on vacation the rest of my life. I explore life and express the vacation atmosphere I live through my glass.

I am not looking for fame or glory in the art I create. I am looking to let my creations encourage others to embrace our creative world and to look upon my work and know the imagery comes from a personal experience of mine. When I travel I take very few pictures. I prefer to feel the atmosphere. To me, it is that translation that captures the essence of my adventures.