In my work, I explore the beauty of insects and human development by experimenting with color, shape, and line. These abstract compositions are inspired by my personal history, relating to physical change and the cycle of life, specifically death.

By studying insect larvae and life spans, I map the changes of the insect’s coloring and shape throughout its’ life stages. The insect’s fast metamorphosis and relatively short lifespan embodies the idea of development. The insect’s body seems to be constantly changing because of the brief time between its birth, pupa, adulthood and demise. The insect’s life span emphasizes what happens to all living creatures—the body’s development and its inevitable death.

During the body’s development the mind becomes a record book filled with memories of what was and what now is. Exploring the idea of memory as a visual development outside of the mind for others to see is an idea I am currently exploring. Like the development of insects, our memories grow and evolve; they become sound bites of the actual.