I believe we are formed by the land we inhabit.
The mountains where I live, the water that runs through them, the trees and stones and creatures that share this place—all of it becomes part of me. I paint as part of a conversation with this place, with the visible landscape and the quieter life within it.
Explore the paintings
The Emerge Collection
A new body of mixed-media paintings about what comes into view when something begins to shift. Built through layers of color, gesture, excavation, and discovery, these works move between atmosphere and form—between what is known and what is still becoming.
The Breathing Room Collection
Breathing Room is an evolving collection of atmospheric mixed-media paintings rooted in landscape and the search for stillness. Layers of watercolor, acrylic, collage, and (sometimes) poetry create places to pause and look a little deeper.
The Secret Atlas Collection
Secret Atlas is a collection of abstract, map-like paintings built from fragments of color, landscape, and imagination. Each piece is a kind of invented geography—a place to wander, wonder, and find your way.
About Me
I’m a painter like my aunt and uncle, a poet like my grandfather, and a mountain forager like my great-grandmother.
My uncle painted rusty cars and cow bones in the fields; my aunt made art from discarded papers and other bits of ephemera from the places she lived. My grandfather was a farmer and a poet, deeply rooted in the land.
I think of my work as part of that inheritance—something to carry forward, pay attention to, and share.
The Conversation
Painting, writing, and poetry are all part of an ongoing conversation with the places I call home. I’d love to invite you into some of those conversations.
Appalachian Ground
My blog about wildflowers, foraging, family, and living in the North Carolina High Country.
Poetry
Three books of poetry rooted in place, memory, and imagination. Fourth book is coming soon!