Why I love the scenic route...

Sometimes taking the scenic route is the best part of the creative journey. 🎨✨

I often find myself stepping away from a main painting to explore a million other things—whether that's visiting exhibitions, experimenting with unexpected materials, or crafting custom elements like handmade steel putty beads and cut hanger structures.

In process art, detour isn't a distraction; it’s an invitation. Taking time out allows you to return to the canvas with completely fresh eyes.

Every trial, detour, and embellishment has wound its way back into this piece. Now, with the final details stitched and placed, it’s almost time to stretch it on canvas bars and let it leave the studio.

Materials & Details:

 Mixed media on canvas

 Handmade steel epoxy beads & wire embellishments

 Hand-stitched texturing

“Doing anything but focusing on the painting is such a good way for me to work, because when I come back to it, I come back with fresh eyes.”