i work under the moniker coalesce because the word aptly captures the ways in which i have succeeded and failed and continue to pursue life. i experience existence through a myriad of lenses, disciplines, and facets of life. i instinctually and intuitively assemble together information, knowledge, insight, processes, mechanisms, tastes, touch, visuals, people from seemingly disconnected sources and combine them in a way that connects and resonates so that transformation, learning, connection, and action are inspired.​

     i spent too many years in a career, that while i learned a lot, did little to care for or lift up the humans, non-humans, and things that i care most about. my transformation to artist began when i left that career and opened a couple of restaurants. the restaurants were ridiculously hard businesses, but they allowed me to create – through hospitality and service –  connections to people, emotions, the fullness of sharing nutrition, and the plight of our food systems and the people that work within them that continue to influence me today.​

     i fully discovered my intents as an artist through collaboration with some amazing teachers, guides, and mentors who have taught me to strip away the noise and be guided by a clear view of self-discovery. today i work to hone my craft, continue learning, and contribute to amplifying the voice of the environment, of cultures, of ways of life struggling to survive under the weight of 8 billion people.