Two of my pieces, "Laughter" and "Bench Seats and Broken Hearts" are in the Riverviews Art Show in Lynchburg, VA, through Jan 11. "Laughter" translates joy into movement; "Bench Seats" reflects on fading memories of love, work, and freedom. Both are mixed media collages, 20" x 20".

I haven't decided if this one is finished yet. "In-Between Moments" sets friendship within shifting memory, where time is both present and blurred. It reminds me of how the presence and feeling of a relationship lingers even after the years pass. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

My collage, "Rocket City Power Couple," combines an ordinary snapshot of human connection with the powerful centrifugal forces of orbiting machinery. The contrast contemplates how private lives are drawn into the larger forces of progress and history. Mixed Media, 20" x 20" #art #fineart #mixedmedia

"Surfacing" will be in a show in Greenville NC. It's about both being held under and liberated by waves of memory. The yellow submersible, a symbol of exploration, also represents the forces that pull us downward. The figure rises even after a deep and disorienting dive. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

My new collage, called "Memory Cradle," reflects on how certain points in time serve as cogs in our memories, helping us move ahead through the circle of our lives. The rusted wheel serves as a cradle to hold the memory in its curve, creating its own rhythm in my mind. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

My new collage, "Gravity Dreams," bends physics and memory into a dream state, where nothing aligns but everything is layered and overlapping. I was thinking about how personal growth is disorienting, even in our dreams, and how that feeling stays with us after we wake. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

"In His Own Orbit" is a mixed-media collage about tuning out the noise, choosing separateness. One figure walks away calmly while the world spins wildly behind him, representing how we sometimes set boundaries for our emotions. It’s about finding peace in your own space. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

"The Last Ordinary Day" mixed media collage. I am revisiting an old theme, blending fragments of roads, sky, figures, and architecture, trying to capture the delicate moment before ordinary life became irrevocably changed. Anchored in a real place, but could be anywhere. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

Here is a piece I’ve been working on for a few months. It’s getting near the end. I will set it aside for a bit and revisit it later to see what it needs next. It hasn’t yet told me what its name should be. 20” x 20” Mixed Media Collage. #art #mixedmedia #painting

I sold a piece at the Curry-Bower exhibition at the Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford, Virginia. It's a 20" x 20" mixed media collage called "The Last Goodbye." I didn't expect this one to sell; I didn't really have a chance to tell it "goodbye"... how ironic. #art #fineart #mixedmedia

New work: "Colleen Drive-In" Where we stopped for the best hot dogs and fries on the way to visit my grandmother. I love how a kitschy roadside stand became a vessel for personal history and memories. Time bends, but some things—fries, friendship, and soft-serve dreams—stay steady. #art #fineart

Recent mixed media collage, "By the Lake," 12" x 12." Includes acrylic paint and portions of my inkjetted photographs. This will be in the McGuffey Mid-Atlantic Juried Show April 4-27. #art #fineart #painting

Recent work, "Weekend Visit," Mixed Media Collage, 20" x 16". On display through the end of the month at my solo show at Random Row in Charlottesville, VA. This is my mental image of the trips my parents took when they came to visit me at college. #art #originalart #mixedmedia #artwork #painting

New artwork, "Amazement," Mixed Media Collage. Measures 20" tall by 16" wide.