As a lifelong astrology enthusiast, this series has been percolating for some time. I spent every waking moment of May 2024 making all 12 astro signs in my signature collage style, strictly using only found paper materials. It was important to me that each collage features the correct corresponding celestial body, flowers, gemstones, symbolism and colors.

I live in Nevada County on unceded Nisenan land. The Nisenan Tribe was once a thriving nation spread throughout the Western Sierra foothills, all the way to the Sacramento River. The Nisenan lived closely and harmoniously with this rich land, a hunter gather Tribe known for their extraordinary basket weaving. In an all-too-familiar story, this Tribe was all but exterminated during the Gold Rush when settlers came and completly changed the (literal and figurative) landscape forever.

I create large conceptual collages by using fashion magazines in their entirety, page by page. I use something - a color, a shape - off every page of a single magazine or magazine subscription to create a unified artwork.