Patterns that exist around us have always been my source of inspiration. I collect memories from my travels and translate the emotions and qualities of nature and human touch that I've experienced. I consider my work to be based on “place”, not a physical space, but the place created by experiences, experimentation and studies of my surroundings whether that is the sand at the beach, the mountains, details on a building or the woods. Every piece is created with an idea in mind that shapes itself as the process unfolds. My work began as a study of patterns and geometries. Each line and trace was charged with anticipation and precision. As the years passed, it has evolved to be less stringent, more fluid and flexible. Although the original etching technique is still abundantly present in the main body of work, now each piece has a life of its own. The colors began to represent and invigorate the real-life observations of nature and the built environment through colorful and profound patterns. The evolution has been slow and meditated. A push and pull of knowledge, observations and scrutiny of the self and the consciousness.