Statement

tori-013I have always been the lady staring at the wall while someone is talking to me. It is not because I am uninterested; rather that something has caught my eye. Always observing the smallest details of my surroundings, I pick out the most random one as the point of focus. Small things amuse small minds I suppose, the inspiration for me is the overlooked and taken for granted.

I love photographs, and extracting that random object. Each day we find ourselves walking along, only with the big picture in mind. My goal is simple: to bring life to the random, sometimes overlooked things in our cities and cultures. On the other side I use my work as well to understand my emotions and comment on how experiences and things make me feel.

My lines are to show the life of the object and the connectivity that all things on the earth share. Whether it is a fire hydrant or an elaborate structure, there is life, love, hope and energy flowing through the earth. Everything has a character and it is my job to let its inner light shine through.

I invite you to join me, take a deep breath and breathe life in. Truly stop and look around where you are right now. There is such beauty around us everyday, it is truly amazing what you will see when you take the time to look. Sometimes the simplest of things are the ones we enjoy the most.