In 1997 I graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art with a concentration in painting and drawing. Immediately after that I became absorbed in computers. After some years working in graphic design in the Silicon Valley I returned to my hometown of Fresno and to Art. In spite of the fact that I was raised there, I found myself disconnected, with no real sense of identity with the city, the land or the people. In my search for understanding and connection, I began to investigate the simplest and most obvious of subject matter: my surroundings. These works are directly representative of my pursuit to understand the character and personality of where I live, and what place I may find in it as an artist and a human being.

Because of my time in the corporate world, the lines between design and art have blurred and the computer has become an integral part of my creative process, but I have never been satisfied with any of the methods used to print digital art. Through necessity, I have developed a process which could be considered a hybrid of photography and printmaking, using digital photography and scanned imagery as source material for digital assemblage. Alternative printing techniques allow me to translate this imagery into unique, tangible works without losing the touch and subtle nuance of the artist's hand.

Ideally, I would like the opportunity to tackle projects and issues that interest me when and where they are socially and aesthetically important. It is our purpose as artists to make this determination – to decide what is significant to us. This is the essence of our role as ‘visionary’ – holding a mirror to society to reveal that which we may have overlooked or perceived differently – providing an opportunity to see the world through our lens. This is my impetus and the basis for the way I communicate through my work. Communication between the artist, the work and the viewer, as far as I am concerned, completes a crucial circle and is the reason art and art making exist. We must respond to the community that we’re in, participating as a functional part of it – to challenge and be challenged by it.

Just as new ideas are held in speculation until they prove themselves as valid, traditional genres and ideas must continually be challenged as ‘accepted’ forms of art. This happens often on a personal level as my own intentionality is redefined regularly. To this end, I have a vested interest in investigating the power of technology as a catalyst for change in the way we produce and view art.