My latest mixed media work arises from multiple histories, of people and animals I haven't known. I wonder about them as I find their rubbish heaps on wooded acres, objects at junk shops, and scraps tucked between pages of books. I think of them on a multitude of walks when something on the ground catches my eye--a piece of painted porcelain, bones, feathers, even a women's shoe in a beautiful state of decay. They are things that, loved or disregarded, creatures have lived with closely. They form a cultural patina that I'm drawn to collect and explore. I see the mixed media work as pages in a continuing scrapbook, considering people in their natural and constructed environments.

In my artist’s books, I combine layers of images with original and historic texts, to create narratives that combine the past and present. My books are mainly one of a kind, constructed of prints I make using techniques like nonsilver photography, letterpress, and collage.