Hesperian (fever) Dream

Hesperian Dreams is a body of mixed media work begun in 2022; Paintings with Sculptural and mixed media elements. I began conceptualizing this body of work during the lockdowns as a way to engage with the city of Florence and its vast cultural heritage. The resulting work are microhistories that are encased in macrohistories combining my current interests in architecture, art, museology, and materiality. I want to passively ask how the individual moves through a physical world and how identity is molded by aesthetic perceptions.

Textile Printing and Repeat Patterns

My Textile and pattern printing work is the result of ten years of studying and developing my visual vocabulary. Using cultural references gleaned from the vast cultural richness of the Italian peninsula, My practice involves curating disparagement references into cohesive collections of designs. I formulate and calque my designs manually. I then either hand or digitally print them. The resulting screen prints become an autoproductive material that is then used in other artistic projects and products. 

Fukushima Flowers 2012-2017

Fukushima Flowers is a body of painting and supplemental prints begun in 2012 in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Both large and small in scale the work draws aesthetically on the both illuminated manuscripts and botanical illustrations from the 18th century. The idea is to give a sense of solace in as much that in the face of disaster life on earth changes, evolves and adapts. This series was presented in a solo show at the British Institute of Florence in May 2022.  

Arte Moda (2006-2012)

My early “career” heavily leaned towards the concept of combining art and fashion in both a visual, tactile and all encompassing environment. I collaborated in opening a clothing label and opening a gallery\boutique in the center of Florence where the clothes were all hand printed and accompanied with art spaces that completed the immersive experience. After leaving the label in 2009 I began another conceptual brand called Art For Nomads (sexy stuff made in Italy). Producing capsule collections of clothing in tandem with installations, these pieces were marketed as parties masked as photoshoots.