bring the beautiful wild to your walls
Welcome
I’m so glad you’re here.
I graciously invite you to step into my studio and the worlds I create in my work.
As a painter, educator, and mother the healing power of creativity and the magic of making art is woven into all I do.
My work is made with joy and intention from the very center of my heart.
It’s truly an honor to share it with you.
The Work
I create large scale oil paintings and smaller scale experimental works on paper…as well as whatever else might peak my interest. Working in collections allows my creative practice to flow as it would like and with the various seasons of motherhood without being limited to one process or medium.
The studio
My studio is housed at Heartwork Studios in downtown Ripon, WI which I co-operate with my dear friend and fellow artist-mom, Carissa Sorensen. The studio was born when we discovered our shared dream to open a space that could not only nurture and support our individual creative practices as artists but could also become a shared community space centered on the sacredness of creativity and the connection brought about by co-creation in a warm and welcoming environment. We offer weekly open studio sessions as well as a series of monthly workshops.
Coming soon: Online courses, a membership site, and private art gatherings in our cozy space. Sign up for updates.
The Latest Collection
It is not just a physical landscape, but an internal terrain free of pretense and polish. To walk into “the wild” is to embrace uncertainty and trust that something essential lives there, waiting to be found.
Where the wild waits
In these experimental works in ink, watercolor, and acrylic on paper, what I refer to as “the wild” is synonymous with “the truth.”
“To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.
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New collection
Radical Joy
I created this series to celebrate joy and absurdity but also as a resistance offering.
Our ability to experience joy is deeply rooted in our humanity. As many forces in our world today are work to systematically disconnect us from our humanity, seeking joy is not just fun, it’s a necessity.
I hope this collection inspires you to join me in joyful resistance.
“It’s not frivolous to feel good.
It’s not indulgent to cultivate joy.
It is survival.
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