Passion Projects
Marsh Annunciation diptych
In conversation with the classical tradition of the Annunciation painting, depicting the moment Mary becomes pregnant with Jesus. The viewer becomes the subject as their shadow lays on the canvases; the light streams from behind, but it is unclear whether the subject is facing towards the light or away.
Material
oil paint on canvas
Year
04/29/2024
Ink and acrylic self-portrait. Background is based upon human tissues under a microscope
another ink and acrylic self-portrait
histology study
self portrait study
Exploring Anatomy
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
"Posture," 2021, oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
"Arm anatomical study,” 2021, pen, 9” x 11”
"Attitude," 2021, oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
"Hands in bucket,” 2021, ink, 9” x 11”
Still Life 1, oil on paper, 3' x 1'
Still Life 2, oil on paper, 3' x 1'
Still Life 3, oil on paper, 3' x 1'
Architecture of Hungary
All done in 2020, inspired by places I explored while travelling with my father during his Fulbright trip in 2018.
Saint Matyas, oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Szentendre, oil on canvas
Zsambek, lino print, 9" x 11"
Christian Icons
Our Lady of Walsingham
Crochet tapestry (wool and cotton yarn), dimensions, November 2025
If you want to know more about this image and its significance, see this article: https://comment.org/the-secret-of-walsingham/
Our Lady of Tikhvin
gouache and gold leaf on wood board
My recorded experience:
Mary gestures quietly, firmly, almost pleadingly to the child she holds in her arms—she says “look. He blesses me, and He also blesses you. I am only the vessel. Look at Him.”
I truly lost myself in this process. This is only the practice trial, but I cannot leave it unfinished. I am pulled towards it, I cannot walk away. As it continues, it is turning into something Other. I really expected it to feel like something I was doing, but as the image becomes clearer, something like muscle memory (or perhaps the Spirit) takes over. I keep looking at her eyes. My first thought, having grown up in a non-denominational Protestant church environment, was “no! I should be looking at Jesus!” But I suppose, as I do not want to discard Mary, that the Virgin is not the way to the Father, but a way to the Son.
Laser Visualization of the Doxology (2023)
Sung through a homemade contraption made with a 2x4, tin can, deflated balloon, laser, and small mirror (shown below video)
The Science:
the vibrations of my vocal cords travels through the can to the membrane (balloon), which has a small mirror taped to it. The laser then bounces off of the mirror onto the wall, and mimics the shape of the vibrations causing the mirror to move in response to my vocalizations.
