My art practice is multi-disciplinary, but revolves around a central goal: to produce work that is well crafted, visually appealing, and meaningful. My murals play with patterning, painted as if successive layers of wallpaper have been removed from a wall, casually revealing the contrasting elements that lay beneath. Pattern, in the form of repeating decorative motifs, is a ubiquitous form of human expression. Many designs are so distinct they instantly call to mind a particular culture or region. Others repeat over and over again throughout history, lacking a specific starting point. They hint at early trade routes and the ways in which cultures have mixed and mingled for millennia. By showcasing a multiplicity of motifs from around the world, my layered murals represent the diverse intersection of cultures that make up contemporary cities. The motifs that are revealed in my layered paintings are from a broad range of eras and cultures. I source them by researching the neighborhood in which the mural will be installed, both by learning its history and by simply walking its streets. Each mural is intended as an allegory for a particular time and place, one that speaks not only to who has passed through and who is here now, but also who might come in the future. In the tremendously diverse reality of a contemporary globalized world, my paintings are a commentary on the fact that we are all in this together: collaborating, teaching, learning from, and inspiring one another.