Title: Midnight Supper, 24 x 36 x 1 inches, Mixed Media Collage on cradle board with finished sides. $950

What small, overlooked things in your own world deserve a second look? What beauty is sitting right in front of you, waiting for your attention?

Artist Note:
Lately, fish have been showing up in my work—part muse, part mirror. There’s something iconic about how freely they move, totally unbothered by how they look, how they swim, or who’s peering at them from the other side of the glass. Meanwhile, I catch my own reflection and instantly start judging size, shape, all the stuff a human brain loves to spiral about.

Some days, it feels like I’m the one in the tank—watched, measured, overthinking every angle. Fish don’t do that. Their world is survival, instinct, and flow. No self-critique. No “Do I look bloated under this lighting?” Just… life.

Maybe that’s why we’re mesmerised when we watch them—whether they’re gliding through an aquarium or served simply on a plate. They reflect a freedom we crave: a life unburdened by comparison, perfection, and the noise of our own minds.

In this piece, the fish becomes a reminder to loosen the grip, swim with more ease, and maybe—just maybe—care a little less about the silly things our big, overcomplicated brains obsess about.