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PUBLIC ART
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it
Sometimes the most meaningful work is what happens around the artwork
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care
Public projects are.....
Cuppa Joe
(2022)
Community Collection
Cuppa Joe is a large-scale public sculpture constructed from more than 4,000 reclaimed Keurig® coffee pods collected by members of the community. Installed at Hoover Park in Palo Alto, the sculpture transforms one of our most familiar disposable objects into a symbol of collective creativity and environmental stewardship.
I began building Cuppa Joe in my front yard during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. As neighbors donated their used coffee pods, something unexpected happened. People began stopping to watch the sculpture grow, introducing themselves to one another, sharing conversations, and returning week after week to see its progress. In a season marked by separation, the sculpture became a gathering place, reminding me that art has the power not only to transform discarded materials, but also to reconnect communities.
Project Snapshot
Constructed from more than 4,000 reclaimed Keurig® coffee pods
Temporary public installation, Hoover Park, Palo Alto, California
Recipient of the Palo Alto ArtLift Microgrant
Featured in Palo Alto Weekly and the Barron Park Association Newsletter
Created through community donations and participation
Cuppa Joe is a large-scale public sculpture constructed from more than 4,000 reclaimed Keurig® coffee pods collected by members of the community. Installed at Hoover Park in Palo Alto, the sculpture transforms one of our most familiar disposable objects into a symbol of collective creativity and environmental stewardship.
I began building Cuppa Joe in my front yard during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. As neighbors donated their used coffee pods, something unexpected happened. People began stopping to watch the sculpture grow, introducing themselves to one another, sharing conversations, and returning week after week to see its progress. In a season marked by separation, the sculpture became a gathering place, reminding me that art has the power not only to transform discarded materials, but also to reconnect communities.
Project Snapshot
Constructed from more than 4,000 reclaimed Keurig® coffee pods
Temporary public installation, Hoover Park, Palo Alto, California
Recipient of the Palo Alto ArtLift Microgrant
Featured in Palo Alto Weekly and the Barron Park Association Newsletter
Created through community donations and participation
Whale Watching: A Sea of Plastics (2026)
Community Collection
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care.
Whale Watching: A Sea of Plastics is a large-scale community mosaic depicting an endangered humpback whale swimming through the waters off Point Reyes, California. Created with the help of community members who donated materials and participated in its construction, the work transforms thousands of reclaimed objects—including bottle caps, plastic utensils, straws, dental floss containers, and other everyday waste—into a celebration of one of the ocean's most magnificent creatures.
Every piece of plastic in this mosaic once served a fleeting purpose before being discarded. Yet much of it remains in our oceans for generations, threatening the very wildlife it now depicts. By inviting others to contribute their own discarded materials, the artwork itself becomes a shared act of stewardship, transforming waste into something capable of inspiring wonder. Along the distant horizon, Jonah emerges after being released from the great fish—a quiet reminder that even after our greatest failures, restoration remains possible.
Project Snapshot
Community-built public artwork
Community members donated materials and helped construct the mosaic
Constructed from thousands of reclaimed plastic objects
Beauty has a way of inviting us to care.
Whale Watching: A Sea of Plastics is a large-scale community mosaic depicting an endangered humpback whale swimming through the waters off Point Reyes, California. Created with the help of community members who donated materials and participated in its construction, the work transforms thousands of reclaimed objects—including bottle caps, plastic utensils, straws, dental floss containers, and other everyday waste—into a celebration of one of the ocean's most magnificent creatures.
Every piece of plastic in this mosaic once served a fleeting purpose before being discarded. Yet much of it remains in our oceans for generations, threatening the very wildlife it now depicts. By inviting others to contribute their own discarded materials, the artwork itself becomes a shared act of stewardship, transforming waste into something capable of inspiring wonder. Along the distant horizon, Jonah emerges after being released from the great fish—a quiet reminder that even after our greatest failures, restoration remains possible.
Project Snapshot
Community-built public artwork
Community members donated materials and helped construct the mosaic
Constructed from thousands of reclaimed plastic objects
Ring-Tailed Lemur (2025)
Endangered Animals Collection
What we choose to value shapes the world we share.
Created entirely from reclaimed plastics, Ring-Tailed Lemur celebrates one of Madagascar's most recognizable—and increasingly threatened—species while exploring the relationship between human consumption and biodiversity. Constructed from discarded everyday materials, including dental floss containers, coffee stirrers, yogurt containers, and peanut lids, the sculpture transforms single-use plastics into the vibrant texture and movement of the lemur's distinctive coat and tail.
The ring-tailed lemur's greatest threat is the loss of its native habitat. While deforestation is driven by many factors, modern patterns of consumption continue to place increasing pressure on forests and the ecosystems they support. By transforming discarded plastics into one of nature's most charismatic animals, the work invites us to consider the contrast between what we throw away and what we stand to lose. The materials themselves become part of the story, reminding us that our everyday choices ripple far beyond our own lives.
Project Snapshot
Constructed entirely from reclaimed plastics and everyday consumer waste
Materials include dental floss containers, coffee stirrers, yogurt containers, and peanut lids
Celebrates one of Madagascar's most iconic—and increasingly threatened—species
What we choose to value shapes the world we share.
Created entirely from reclaimed plastics, Ring-Tailed Lemur celebrates one of Madagascar's most recognizable—and increasingly threatened—species while exploring the relationship between human consumption and biodiversity. Constructed from discarded everyday materials, including dental floss containers, coffee stirrers, yogurt containers, and peanut lids, the sculpture transforms single-use plastics into the vibrant texture and movement of the lemur's distinctive coat and tail.
The ring-tailed lemur's greatest threat is the loss of its native habitat. While deforestation is driven by many factors, modern patterns of consumption continue to place increasing pressure on forests and the ecosystems they support. By transforming discarded plastics into one of nature's most charismatic animals, the work invites us to consider the contrast between what we throw away and what we stand to lose. The materials themselves become part of the story, reminding us that our everyday choices ripple far beyond our own lives.
Project Snapshot
Constructed entirely from reclaimed plastics and everyday consumer waste
Materials include dental floss containers, coffee stirrers, yogurt containers, and peanut lids
Celebrates one of Madagascar's most iconic—and increasingly threatened—species
Aerocycle (2024)
Endangered Habitats Collection
Sometimes the greatest potential is found in what we overlook.
Commissioned for the Skyway Center in San Carlos, California, Aerocycle is a suspended mixed-media installation constructed entirely from reclaimed materials. Three aircraft, inspired by the pioneering planes of Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, and Amy Johnson, soar above a landscape assembled from worn denim, upholstery fabric, packing materials, discarded plastics, aluminum cans, wire, and countless everyday objects once destined for the landfill. Installed above the building's recycling, compost, and waste stations, the work transforms an ordinary act of disposal into an opportunity to imagine what becomes possible when materials are given a second life.
The aircraft—symbols of exploration, courage, and human ingenuity—are themselves constructed from waste. By celebrating three pioneering female aviators through reclaimed materials, the work suggests that innovation often begins by seeing familiar things in entirely new ways. What we overlook today may become the very thing that carries us forward tomorrow.
Project Snapshot
Commissioned by the Skyway Center, San Carlos, California
Installed above the building's recycling, compost, and waste collection stations
Constructed entirely from reclaimed and repurposed materials
Aircraft inspired by Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, and Amy Johnson
Sometimes the greatest potential is found in what we overlook.
Commissioned for the Skyway Center in San Carlos, California, Aerocycle is a suspended mixed-media installation constructed entirely from reclaimed materials. Three aircraft, inspired by the pioneering planes of Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, and Amy Johnson, soar above a landscape assembled from worn denim, upholstery fabric, packing materials, discarded plastics, aluminum cans, wire, and countless everyday objects once destined for the landfill. Installed above the building's recycling, compost, and waste stations, the work transforms an ordinary act of disposal into an opportunity to imagine what becomes possible when materials are given a second life.
The aircraft—symbols of exploration, courage, and human ingenuity—are themselves constructed from waste. By celebrating three pioneering female aviators through reclaimed materials, the work suggests that innovation often begins by seeing familiar things in entirely new ways. What we overlook today may become the very thing that carries us forward tomorrow.
Project Snapshot
Commissioned by the Skyway Center, San Carlos, California
Installed above the building's recycling, compost, and waste collection stations
Constructed entirely from reclaimed and repurposed materials
Aircraft inspired by Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, and Amy Johnson
San Carlos Centennial Mural (2025)
Community Collection
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it.
Stretching 372 feet through the heart of downtown San Carlos, the San Carlos Centennial Mural commemorates the city's first hundred years through a visual timeline of its people, history, and aspirations. Co-led with Deborah Shea and Shari Bryant, the mural was developed in collaboration with city leaders, historians, businesses, and residents, transforming Laurel Street into a place where history can be experienced rather than simply remembered.
For me, the process of creating public art can be just as meaningful as the finished work itself. Working alongside fellow artists, city historians, students, and community volunteers, I helped translate San Carlos' story into visual form while leading Sequoia High School Students to design and paint the mural's Future section—a collaborative invitation to imagine what the city's next century might become. The finished mural celebrates not only the city's past, but the shared hope and imagination that continue to shape its future.
Project Snapshot
372-foot permanent public mural
Downtown San Carlos, California
Commissioned for the City's Centennial Celebration (2025)
Co-led with Deborah Shea and Shari Bryant
Developed with city historians, businesses, artists, and community volunteers
Future section designed with Sequoia High School students
Public art becomes most meaningful when the community helps create it.
Stretching 372 feet through the heart of downtown San Carlos, the San Carlos Centennial Mural commemorates the city's first hundred years through a visual timeline of its people, history, and aspirations. Co-led with Deborah Shea and Shari Bryant, the mural was developed in collaboration with city leaders, historians, businesses, and residents, transforming Laurel Street into a place where history can be experienced rather than simply remembered.
For me, the process of creating public art can be just as meaningful as the finished work itself. Working alongside fellow artists, city historians, students, and community volunteers, I helped translate San Carlos' story into visual form while leading Sequoia High School Students to design and paint the mural's Future section—a collaborative invitation to imagine what the city's next century might become. The finished mural celebrates not only the city's past, but the shared hope and imagination that continue to shape its future.
Project Snapshot
372-foot permanent public mural
Downtown San Carlos, California
Commissioned for the City's Centennial Celebration (2025)
Co-led with Deborah Shea and Shari Bryant
Developed with city historians, businesses, artists, and community volunteers
Future section designed with Sequoia High School students
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