Extravagant Creatures is a solo exhibit I staged at Paragon Gallery in Portland, Oregon from December 2022-January 2023. Over the course of the past three years, between world turmoil and personal tragedies, Extravagant Creatures has slowly taken shape. My desire has been to create objects and art that hold a promise of distraction with beauty and humor but as a viewer sits with these pieces the dread and anxiety of the world around us creeps back in. At this current time, there is no place for distraction and as an artist, I feel the need to keep pushing my viewers out of spaces of comfort with gentle nudges. The works span both ceramics and works on paper, creatures fanciful and absurd abound in both mediums.
