After getting sober from alcohol I turned to creating unique Mandelas made up straight lines. Since then it’s been a therapy to share.
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My favorite work arrives unplanned. Sometimes it starts with a single number or a simple mark, then erupts in a million directions. I love following that chaos into form. No two pieces are alike because no two moments of inspiration are alike. The work finds me more than I find it and that mystery is exactly what keeps me creating.
Where do you find inspiration?My children were the first to push me outside the box — without them, none of this exists. From there, my work began weaving in nature itself: I cultivate microalgae, and watching those living geometries take shape alongside my sacred geometry art feels endlessly alive. My deepest inspiration comes from entheogenic journeys, I do my best to translate those ineffable experiences into form, allowing the geometry speak what words cannot.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d invest in bringing on someone dedicated to selling my work on the Santa Fe Plaza through the artisan program I’m already a part of. That partnership would free me to do what I do best create. Done right, it lifts more than just my own life: it builds meaningful livelihood for another person and creates something sustainable. Better work, better reach, better quality of life for both of us.
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