As a child, I was captivated by the raw magic of The Bread and Puppet Theater—a community-based performance group known for its use of giant papier-mâché puppets, woodcut prints, and street theater. Their ethos of “Cheap Art”—the idea that art should be accessible, handmade, and connected to everyday life—left a lasting impression and continues to shape the way I think about my own creative work.

My path as an artist has always been about exploring the connections between creativity and the human experience. Early on, I studied painting and art history in Florence, Italy, where I immersed myself in the city’s rich artistic traditions. Later, I completed a Master’s in Expressive Arts Therapies, a process that deepened my understanding of how art can hold emotional, psychological, and embodied meaning. These experiences have helped me develop a practice that is both reflective and rooted in making.

My recent collage work is made using found paper—material gathered from everyday, often discarded, sources. Working in analog means cutting, layering, and assembling by hand. There’s something grounding about this tactile process; it brings me into direct conversation with texture, shape, and memory. Each piece carries a bit of the paper’s past life, making the final work feel layered not just visually, but emotionally.

In these collages, I often explore my experience of synesthesia—where one sense blends into another. Sometimes a color will “sound,” or a texture will evoke a feeling. I try to translate these sensory overlaps into visual language, creating compositions that reflect this strange and beautiful mixing of perception.

I also work with improvised photography, which offers a quieter, more observational counterpart to my collage work. These images are taken instinctively, without staging or planning—simply responding to what’s in front of me. It’s a way of honoring ordinary moments and marking time. I’m drawn to the subtle, in-between spaces of daily life, and my photos aim to reflect that sense of presence and impermanence.

Whether through collage or photography, my work is about slowing down, paying attention, and finding meaning in what might otherwise go unnoticed. It’s about embracing imperfection, following intuition, and making space for the poetic in the everyday.

I currently work in private practice as an Expressive Arts Psychotherapist.