"Visual space is built through marks measured and relationships wrought. It is how a form is felt as it is documented in 2 dimensions. The picture plane gives us an opportunity to describe environments that have been lived and loved. It is a space that, once just observed, is now understood. It is recreated to hold the heart of time, so it can beat again. I make art for my family - where we live, what we love, and who we are as we turn into something different. The space in paint is made to hold us longer than our bodies can. It is where who and what we love can live again."