About

From a young age, I was drawn to the magical. I became fascinated by the ways the quiet magic of reality can shift when we change how we look at it. Something simple, when observed closely and framed with care, can reveal an unexpected kind of wonder. My work is rooted in this practice of attention. I am interested in the small details of life, the moments that often go unnoticed yet carry a quiet and profound resonance.

As a child, my creativity moved through three main languages: photography, music, and movement. These were the ways I experienced and processed the world. I spent hours dancing in my bedroom, researching new music and organizing songs by their texture and emotional tone, tracing patterns on sidewalks with chalk, or getting lost in the musical landscapes and visuals of a favorite film. I was always aware of how imagery, rhythm, and sound could shift something internally.

I grew up in a family of artists, with a lineage that includes silent film musicians, filmmakers, ad draftsmen, and radio producers. From them I learned to watch, listen, and pay attention to the subtle details that make an experience feel vivid. That curiosity continues to guide my work in photography and video, where I explore the intersection of composition and everyday magic.

I studied Communication Arts in Radio, Television, and Film and Art History with a concentration in the history of photography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I worked as a radio DJ at WSUM 91.7 FM and later programmed music nationally for SiriusXM. My creative path later expanded into graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy and Dance/Movement Therapy, where I explored how music, movement, and film portraiture can help adolescents and young adults develop creative languages for embodiment, growth, and identity.

At the Expressive Therapy Center in Maryland, I worked with adolescents and young adults in individual and group settings, integrating photography, music, movement, and narrative as pathways toward self understanding and emotional regulation. I saw how powerful it can be when a young person shifts from simply being seen to shaping how they are seen.

I currently serve as a staff clinician at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where I integrate visual media, self portraiture, music, and movement narrative into therapeutic support for college students.

My artistic practice blends black and white and color photography, experimental video, and movement based exploration. I often work with archival film negatives, found objects, and everyday textures, transforming them into layered visual stories while continuing to explore the relationship between embodiment, emotion, and visual expression.