My artwork (installations) is based on sensory experiences (sounds, sights, smells, and dreams) from the memories of my childhood experiences and the stories of family members who are long past gone.  Throughout my experience as an artist, I have concentrated on these sparks of memory which are drawn from nature (landscape), dreams of my past, and faded memories.  In creating these abstract sculptural pieces, I’m attempting to bring back these recollections into a form of narrative or conceptual scene in the public space. 

By changing the landscape (public space), I draw the viewers into my art installations to bring their own sensory experiences into the artwork.   These sensory experiences are connected to the materials I use in my artwork (ceramics, wood, and stains).  I hope that these pieces display the feeling of distance and connection of Native American/Hispanic influences, LGBTQ, identity, location and place.  It is important that my artwork does not relate directly to my identity but an element of these memories, love, loss, and connection to nature.