I am a Toronto-based mixed-media artist and former TDSB educator. My work explores the space between outward appearance and inner spirit, where figures come into focus from a distance and dissolve into abstraction up close. This shifting perspective invites reflection on perception, identity, and human connection. Animal forms, created with respect for First Nations worldviews that inform my practice, emerge through colour and symbol, expressing our enduring relationship with nature and the unseen realm where the true self resides.