I have a background in design and art. The line, I often find blurs. It’s been a challenge to maintain one pursuit without the other. I now hope I’ll never need to substitute or sacrifice one for the other. My passion for Art has informed and inspired my design sensibilities. The conceptual, philosophical, and social aims of one directed me ironically to the seemingly more utilitarian, functional tangibility of the other. So with that art school idealism as fuel I went back to school to pursue a degree In Industrial Design. I have worked designing/engineering architectural lighting, commercial furniture design, and have also had a few jobs working at art museums. I hope to fuse my interests in the future with a master’s degree with a focus in both fields. Oh, and I have a wonderful little Art studio here in sunny Portland off of s.e. Grand and Oak above a not so little work complex named Shop People LLC.

As a fledgling humanist and Industrial designer I came to have interests in "green" design. I had always imagined myself creating the kind of world I would live in. When I heard Kens main medium was Plyboo I knew we would be fast friends. We decided after showing Ken my portfolio that my earlier work would go well with Project Chaboo. Here I think is why:
Circles are diagrammatic, symbolic and naturally occurring patterns. Their very structure implies unity and reflects a universal order. Because of these attributes along with the associations people attach to them, I felt they were the perfect vehicle and tool for the expression and structuring of my early paintings. Although not symbolically representative of my current paintings I decided that the Chaboos inherent simplicity would be complemented well by my geometric designs. This project is a wonderful opportunity to incorporate my geometric illustrations with my interest in furniture, lighting, textiles and general design.