My work is composed of textures that I have created from photos of textured objects, and then blending those textures as well as other elements into my subject image, and using them as a visual aid to further express the emotional depth of that moment. I then put these images out into the world to be interpreted and experienced. In the big picture, my wish is to promote 'peaceful-beingness' through artful means, but right here and now... I just want you to feel that with me. At the age of 3, I began spending most weekends camping with my family. Because my...more