I am very excited to share that I was interviewed by The Strange for their reoccurring column that looks at what goes into a piece of art. In this article I discuss my inspirations and views on toxic masculinity. As the article is titled Anatomy of a Sculpture, I love how they break down the anatomy of my piece, And Chain.
September Shows
During the month of September, I will be participating in two group shows!
The LP Show: This show will feature 100 artists who recreated their favorite album covers. For my piece I have selected the album Shrines, by Purity Ring.
Opening event: September 7th 6-9pm
Show Date: Sept 7 through Oct 31
Location: Albina Press 4637 Albina Ave
Cat-Tastic: I am returning to Sidestreet Artsto be part of their group show featuring art all about cats. As you know cats are a constant theme in my work so I am excited to be included in this exhibit.
First Friday: September 5, 5PM - 7PM
Show Dates: September 4 - 27
New Shop in Oslo, Norway!
I’m very excited to announce my newest stockist all the way in Norway! Now you can shop a special selection of mini monsters at PURenkel Gallery if you live in Oslo Norway or just visiting.
PURenkel will also ship to countries in Europe.
Double Header Event Weekend Coming Up in Portland, OR
One weekend, 2 events! I love both these events so much I just couldn’t bear to sit either out. First up is the Morning Ceramics Studio Summer Sale! This always feels like a cross between a party and a ceramics sale. So swing by and see what I’ve been up to along with all the other ceramics artists who also work out of Morning.
Saturday June 21st
11am-4pm
Morning Ceramics Studio
239 SE 6th St, Portland, OR
Next up that weekend will be Summer Storyfest hosted by Outlet & Honeyed Words on Portland, OR. While this is a two day event, I’ll only be vending Sunday, June 22nd.
Sunday, June 22nd
Noon-5pm
2500 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR
Olympia Zine Fest
Hello friends! I’ll be heading up to Olympia Washington in the near future to vend at Olympia Zine Fest on May 31st.
Here are the event details:
May 31, 2025 @ Olympia Center
11am-4pm
(222 Columbia St NW, Oly WA)
Seattle Art Book Fair
So excited for my second year vending at the Seattle Art Book Fair! I had so much fun at this event last year and am excited to be part of it again. You’ll find me on the second floor this year.
May 10–11, 2025
Washington Hall
153 14th Ave (Central District)
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FAIR HOURS
May 10: 11am–5pm
May 11: 11am–5pmMask required hour: 11am–12pm both days
2 New Stockists!
I’m excited to announce that I have two new stockists carrying my zines! Both are art supply stores as well, which I love. The first shop is in Marfa, TX and the second is in Philadelphia, PA.
Marfa Art Supply is located at 102 S Plateau St, Marfa, TX 79843
Freehand Art Supply is a brand new shop located at 308 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125
Punk Rock Flea Market in Seattle April 26 & 27
Come see me in Seattle, April 25th & 26th at the Punk Rock Flea Market. Event details:
April 26-27
Saturday 4/26 12:00-8:00
Sunday 4/27 12:00-6:00
at Quality Flea Center - 416 15th Ave. E. 98112
CAPITOL HILL, Seattle
Admission ALWAYS just ONE DOLLAR!!!
Since 2006!
All ages welcome
Alcohol service with ID
Find more information on their site.
When We Were Monstrous
My newest little show opens in Portland, Oregon at Grass Hut Market which lives inside Floating World Comics at the Lloyd Center Mall. I’ll have an entirely new batch of monstrous ceramics for you to ogle. If you come to the opening on Thursday, February 6th from 5pm-7pm, I’ll even be on hand to wax poetically about all of the random stuff that inspires me.
3 New Zines!
The past few months have seen me very busy creating some new comic art zines, full of detailed drawings and unique construction. A Daughter’s House features lush illustrations, meditative dialogue, and a mini book. From My Sketchbooks is a straightforward concept of comics and illustrations gleaned from a few year’s of sketchbooks featuring lots of fold-out pages. And Summer Camp is a little mini zine with hand-cut pages, the drawings are portraits of strange fancy women and the dialogue is overheard fragments from a middle school zine class I taught. All of these zines are available in my shop.
2025 Calendars!
RAC Arts3C Grant
I’m so excited to announce that I’ve received a RACC Arts3C Grant so that I might attend the ICON12 illustration conference this summer in Minneapolis, MN! I’m so grateful to RACC for making this possible for me. Conferences are such an important way for artists to network, build connections, and find new sources of inspiration and I couldn’t have made this happen without this funding.
Epilogue at ILY2 Too Gallery at Lloyd Center Mall
Changing the Narrative: Epilogue (A group exhibition)
ILY2 Too Gallery at Lloyd Center Mall
(Suite G113 - NE side of the mall)
April 13 - May 11
Regular Hours: Thursdays & Fridays 4-7pm; Saturdays & Sundays 11am-3pm.
4/27 artist tabling event with Street Roots and IPRC 4pm-7pm
5/11 closing event 4pm-7pm
Free and open to the public.
At Least We're Not Alone Now at Imperfecta Gallery in Oregon City
My newest exhibition features a large selection of ceramic creatures, wall plates, and a few recent drawings on view through April 2024 at Imperfecta Gallery in Oregon City.
While creating the work for this show, I felt particularly focused on the character development of the creatures and women in my pieces. Playing around with stance, eye glances, and hand placement to see how they could interact with one another when placed in different arrangements. Or, in the case of the wall plates, how their different word bubbles could change once the context of their display arrangement was established.
A few pieces from the exhibit: