Gallery
My main gallery is an ongoing collection exploring the myth that folding 1,000 origami cranes will grant a wish. Combining these two ancient and architectural arts, each origami mosaic contains over 1,000 cranes and requires a minimum of 100 hours to complete. Knowing that these artworks will not grant wishes in a literal way, the collection is a meditation on the power of process. The patience and unrelenting desire to see it through—that is what makes our desires come true.
Gazelle (2026) 24×48
Making art during war feels insane and necessary. One interpretation of insanity is repeating actions expecting different results, and in a way, that’s exactly what I am doing folding thousands of cranes. There is this collective experience of powerlessness and desensitization that I believe we must reject even if it feels insane or insurmountable. Deaths become numbers and numbers blur together, but I think it is our responsibility to remind each other that these numbers have meaning. Imagine, for example, each of these cranes as an individual person. The horror of their deaths, the power in their unity…each one bears weight within the structure. The red lines that cut through the gazelle depict the consequences of war on native wildlife, and symbolize the systemic violence committed against innocent people.
“Gazelle” will display at the Gerald R. Ford Museum for ArtPrize 2026.
Cranes in Bloom (2025) 16×40
Growing up, my family had a cherry blossom tree that would blossom every Spring. This mosaic captures that fleeting beauty, and symbolizes impermanence as a cyclical part of growth.
“Cranes in Bloom” displayed at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum during my artist residency in 2025. The piece showed later that year at the Gerald R. Ford Museum for ArtPrize 2025 and was featured in The Gander Newsroom’s article “Your 2025 guide to Grand Rapids ArtPrize.” From that installation, this piece was noticed and curated by the Ludington Area Center for the Arts for its inaugural ArtReprize in 2026. Afterwards, this piece displayed at Circle Theatre for their “Love Out Loud” gallery in 2026.
Bridge over Rapids (2025) 4ftx12ft
This is a mosaic of the Blue Bridge in Grand Rapids. This 4x12 foot piece contains over 1,000 individual models of origami folded with paper, foil, and cellophane. During my artist residency at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, I held several workshops to complete this mosaic. Guests learned how to fold origami, and had the option to contribute their models toward the finished piece. All contributed models were entered into a raffle and scattered in the river (of the mosaic.) The bridge itself contains hundreds of butterflies, a nod to the yearly butterfly festival at Frederick Meijer Gardens. The iconic Massimals can be seen crossing, and a stoney peace-sign cuts through the water. These details are a small reflection of the cultural and creative diversity of this place. “Bridge over Rapids” demonstrates the power of community, and what we can achieve by simply starting.