By the time I was seven, I’d lived in seven places across three countries. I was deeply influenced by the varied rhythms of sounds, speech and movement along with the frequently changing visual cues, from intense tropical greens to cool, silvery urban grays. I developed the habit of synthesis: simply put, my mind is a collage making machine. I’m always creating and collecting shapes, textures, patterns, colors. Then I re-examine, crop, rotate and assemble the imagery until I can say, ‘yes – that’s it!’