As long as I can remember, I was creative. My barbies always had strange hairdos because I couldn’t resist cutting their hair and I loved playing in the mud. Eventually, I turned to drawing and painting and later got a degree in Fine Art.

Over time, I discovered a love for texture and my focus became finding different ways to create texture. That’s how I first started using recycled materials in my artwork. It began with a fascination with texture but has turned into something more.

Now, instead of seeing recycled materials, something to be thrown away or discarded, I see a world of possibilities.

I love the challenge of taking what most would consider to be trash and turning it into something new and beautiful- something to be cherished.

I’ve found that recycled materials add a rustic, beauty, to my work, that could not be achieved any other way. I also love knowing that these discarded materials won’t end up in a landfill or ocean.

Most of all, I love the story they tell. They serve as a reminder of what God has done for us.

I consider each piece I create to be a visible, tangible reminder of how God takes our past mistakes, our wounds and our broken pieces and transforms them into something that is new and beautiful.