This current body of work is an interplay of line, form and texture that is intuitive, immediate, dynamic, enlivened, gestural and bold where each medium—whether paint, clay or textile—presented a creative challenge to my imagination. A prominent piece on display, a 15 x 10-foot monochromatic textile titled Pathways to Understanding, could be considered a three-dimensional expression of the playful exploration and moments of convergence that are present in the intensely colorful paintings in the exhibit. Echoes of this same whimsical language can be found in the smaller ceramic panels, a seemingly opposing material to the textile. In some of the work, still life elements appear and recede in dialogue with pure abstraction. A unifying way to view this collection is through the lens of collage and its properties: layering and overlapping, an intersection of line and form, the addition and subtraction of tangible material, patterning and repetition, an interaction with what came before and what comes after, in other words, an engagement with the history of the making, and the role of chance and discovery—together, these are the catalysts and the raison d’être of my work.