Every step we take makes a difference. Taking time to reflect on these steps can add greater clarity to the progress we’ve made and help to make the path ahead. In this body of work I take mirrored footprints around the world to create temporary installations of all the places that I travel to. This work is ongoing.

My work has always focused on the beauty of the natural word and the threats facing it. With growing global attention placed on the climate crisis, I have turned my art to using sustainable materials. My piece, ‘How Green is Your Footprint?’ and ‘A Celebration of Water’ are made completely from reclaimed and upcycled materials. The reclaimed glass bottles have been completely transformed and looking at the piece you’re unlikely to suspect the origins of the materials.

In 2019 I was honored to be an artist in residence for Denali National Park for their year on Safety with Wildlife. While in the park I took clear silhouettes of some of the the park’s most iconic wildlife out into their habitats to frame the landscape. As much as we all want to see wildlife, sometimes the safest encounters are barely a sighting at all. In moments like this I wanted to show with my glass that sometimes, just knowing they’re there, is enough.

While working for the Corning Museum of Glass, Blow Glass at Sea Team, I had the incredible opportunity to travel the world and blow glass on a daily basis. We gave hot glass demonstrations and narrations on the history, science, and magic of glass blowing. It was impossible not to be inspired by the destinations of travel, and to have it be reflected in the work I was making. The fact that none of the work being made was available for sale, meant that it gave us complete creative freedom and allowed me to push myself every day. The only work ever sold raised money for a scholarship at The Studio in Corning, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and The World Wildlife Fund.

My thesis show, Language of Loss, focused on using visual forms of language to express information on environmental issues. My work explored the issues of ocean plastics, habitat loss, noise pollution and more.