Pattern plays an important role in my art. It softens the edges of loaded content and creates a dialogue between the superficial aesthetic of a piece and how its content addresses the nature of beauty.

I explore this dynamic balance through the use of Victorian advertisements for medicine, fashion and beauty supplies, using the nineteenth century context to examine our reality.

The delicate surfaces of my images also make a dark message stronger when contrasted with their saccharine imagery. These disarmingly beautiful surfaces examine beauty itself.