About
Born a bear and forced into the human world I delight in being a scavenger of color and texture.
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 humans on the bottom, I realized the anxiety that most animals must constantly feel in the ever expanding human world and highlighted the need for a more equitable power balance of non human and human animals.
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.