About
Born a bear and forced into the human world I delight in being a scavenger of color and texture to create a new world.
My art is a vehicle to connect humans to the non-human world, while providing joy and humor. I subvert the voyeuristic portrayal humans have of non-human animals by discarding saccharine or cliched imagery of animals. Instead I portray them as characters, watching over humanity, in silent judgment.
A pivotal point in my artistic career was spending time with brown bears in Alaska. The subversion of the power balance, with human on the bottom, brought home to me the need for a more equitable balance of non human and human animals. I realized the anxiety that most animals must constantly feel in the ever expanding human world.
Working with characters allows me to bring a connection with you and the art, at a personal level, and provides comfort and support. I’m often told from someone that they “need this work to be in their lives.”
Originally from Australia I now live and work in San Francisco in a mess of paper, found objects and paint.