Artwork > Ocean Womb

The overlap of the sea and birthing stories fascinate me, as it is a locus where hope, mystery and sensuality mingle. For me, the ocean suggests the vastness of time and space and the immense diversity of life forms on the planet. As a child, I spent ample time on the coasts of Iceland and Virginia and draw on my disparate oceanic experiences to create new paintings and installations. Through the Ocean Womb series I hope to inspire empathy and support for terrestrial mothers and their aquatic counterparts while bringing new forms to life.

My Ocean Womb paintings grew out of my earlier Wingspan paintings.