My art practice is informed by Buddhist principles and experiencing them at play from moment to moment. What interests me in my journey of art-making through video, contemplative photography and sculpture is an ongoing exploration of Buddhism's central tenets: interconnectivity, impermanence, and in-between spaces that include inspiration and imagination.

The practice of contemplative inquiry expresses beautifully through meditation and modern art-making processes where contrasts of not knowing, doubt, surprise, letting go, discovery, stillness, stuckness, and delight are invited into a complex dance together. I'm curious about how phenomena, creativity, and the mind actually manifest- not just theories about how we think they exist. In the creative space, I appreciate the freedom to challenge assumptions about reality and about what I see in the visible world in a way that does not depend on a narrative or explanation. That can also be a challenge for the philosophical me! However, when I'm deeply immersed in making art I don’t think - when I don’t think that’s when the inspiration flows or surprise happens.

The profound insights about art as meditation offered by the great artist and meditation master Chogyam Trungpa continue to inspire me. In my Contemplative Photography workshops, we explore some of Trungpa’s techniques and practices to see our world more clearly. His book ‘True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art’ offers a unique approach to making art as a meditative practice that will truly shift your perception. Here is a quote from Trungpa Rinpoche: