LIFE LAYERS: My series of mixed media work addresses life and the many layers that inform it. The act of living it and the experience of reflecting upon it. My process is labor intensive and cumulative. I adhere paper and thread onto canvas and velvet with paint, let the drying process progress to differing degrees, and then scrape and pull out sections of the paint, paper and thread, revealing layers of color and discovery. These stages are repeated until the paintings feel energetically powerful and complete. I often reuse pieces of the removed paper and thread…tattered, torn, encrusted with paint…in the current painting and in future paintings, reflecting the reincorporation and/or re-experiencing of elements and feelings in life. This reuse of materials also creates a sense of connection between the paintings…an evolution…continuation…interconnectedness.