I make art to pull the unseen into light. Through rabbits, I give chaos, grief, and strange beauty a body so it doesn’t stay buried.
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Surreal, symbolic illustration, most often rabbits, exploring gestalt principles: the whole truth beyond its parts. I’m drawn to work that feels mythic, a little unsettling, and emotionally honest.
Where do you find inspiration?From quiet, strange places: grief, memory, folklore, and the natural world. Rabbits, shadows, and the spaces where beauty and discomfort meet.
What would you do with $25,000?I would give the funds to F5RS, an Ohio-based 501(c)(3) rabbit rescue and therapy program. They rehabilitate abandoned rabbits, many trained as therapy animals. Their Bunnies in Baskets program includes visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and schools, plus Read to SomeBunny and outreach to children with cancer through MIB Agents. They house rabbits for those fleeing abuse. Funding would support care, operations, and replace their failing van so they may continue their outreach work.
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