Idealized memories–narratives clouded by time, belief, and imperfect perception. My practice consists of recreating recognizable forms or images that hold scale unlike their reality. A cake that is 4” x 2” small, or a piece of paper that is distorted to be half the size of a depicted candlestick. My work depicts stylized forms that offer fine details, similar color palettes as those seen in our day to day life, things that go overlooked or unrecognized like a perfectly ripe strawberry, a ripped out page of your notebook or a put out Marlboro cigarette. These objects, so seemingly mundane, are rarely given a second glance. By reconstructing them with abundant attention, and collaging them into fragmented vignettes, a story begins to unfold. The narratives offer a point of relation, some of the configurations seem obvious- like they are meant to be together, and others are more obscured and evoke a moment of curiosity and questioning. As everyone brings their own biases and life experiences, the viewer's mind fills in the gaps between fragments and formulates their own interpretation of the objects and their accumulated stories. Yet the familiarity, the representation of the fragility of the everyday passing by at a rapid pace, is a point of relation that grounds us all.