Creative Explorations
A place to experiment, play, and see what happens next.
Creative Explorations brings together work created through experimentation with color, style, medium, character, and subject. Not every idea needs to become a series—sometimes making something simply to explore a possibility is part of finding what comes next.
Where Old Roads Wander
A guardian stands at the edge of an old woodland road, staff in hand, somewhere between guide and gatekeeper. Part of Where the Wild Remembers, this piece imagines the Southern landscape as a place where forgotten paths can still hold stories—and something may still be watching over them.
Where Water Remembers
A quiet stream becomes the home of an ancient builder, working alongside the beavers beneath the forest canopy. Part of Where the Wild Remembers, this piece explores water as a keeper of memory and imagines folklore growing naturally from the creatures and landscapes already there.
Where Mountains Dream
Perched above a moonlit valley, a winged watcher overlooks the mountains as the landscape slips from daylight into something more dreamlike. Part of Where the Wild Remembers, the piece explores the threshold between familiar Southern scenery and the unseen world imagined within it.
Faelyn
A character study exploring the fae through expressive color, strong linework, and a contemporary illustrative approach. Rather than recreating a specific traditional figure, the piece treats folklore as something living—open to reinterpretation, personality, and new visual identities.
The Last Call Lizard - An Athens Townie Cryptid
An Athens townie cryptid with an endless love of booze and a habit of appearing wherever the drinks are flowing. A playful piece of local folklore inspired by the strange, colorful spirit of Athens, Georgia.
Moonlit Watcher
Beneath a deep celestial sky, a fox-like guardian rests among sunflowers, foliage, and curling botanical forms. Combining animal symbolism, moonlight, and decorative natural elements, the piece explores the quiet, watchful presence that appears throughout much of my folkloric work.
Neon Reflections
Bold colors meet futuristic glow in this portrait of light and shadow and experimenting with digital testure of "grit" and "watercolor"
Digital artwork done with Procreate
Restless Soul
a raw, sketch-style piece that plays with shades of blue to honor BB King - the king of blues. It reflects not only his music but also the struggles of fame and the weight of life's hardships. Haunting, human, and deeply moving.
Charcoal Piece and chalk on cardstock and finishing details done digitally
Blooming Chaos
A vibrant swirl of florals and movement, balancing beauty and intensity.
Acrylic paint on canvas - 4" by 3"
Monster's Choice
A playful sketch mixing humor and fantasy - a creature's claw reaches for a classic drink blurring the line between the ordinary and the otherworldly,
Artwork made with watercolors, colored pencils, and ink pens - 4'' x 6'
Nature's Oracle
A radiant piece blending sunlight, greenery, and mysticism. With tarot and natural symbols, it celebrates the harmony between earthly beauty and spiritual insight.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, oil paint markers, gel and ink pens on 110/gsm cardstock - 8'' x 10''
Red Reach
A striking study in anatomy and energy, pulsing with power.
Awork made with India ink, gel pens, , oil paint markers on watercolor paper. - 8"" x 10""
Raven's Relic
Decay and growth intertwined - nature reclaiming what was lost.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, oil paint markers, ink pens on 110gsm cardstock 8'' x 10''
Echo of Faerie
A luminous sketch that captures the fleeting shimmer of the fae - half-hidden, half - revealed, like a whisper in the woods. This piece plays with light and contracts to suggest movement and mystery, laving the viewer to wonder if they've glimpsed a spirit of simply the echo of imagination.
Artwork made digitally with Procreate.
Trumpet's Touch
A surreal hand crowned with symbols and jewelry holds a vibrant flower, blending mysticism and nature in a radiant contrast of gold and violet.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, oil paint markers, gel and ink pens on 110/gsm cardstock - 8'' x 10''
Hexbound
A striking piece of a clawed crimson hand gripping a spellbound book. Dark, powerful, and full of arcane energy, it captures the allure and danger of forbidden knowledge.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, oil paint markers, gel and ink pens on 110/gsm cardstock - 8'' x 10''
The Offering
A vivid crimson hand extends upward, clutching a golden symbol. Bold and dramatic, it speaks of sacrifice, power, and the exchange between the earthly and the mystical.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, oil paint markers, gel and ink pens on 110/gsm cardstock - 8'' x 10''
Thyme's Grace
A delicate bouquet of thyme blossoms, captured with softness and care, This piece honors the quiet strength of herbs - a blend of healing, beauty, and everyday magic.
Artwork made with alcohol markers, watercolors, colored pencils, and gel/ink pens on 110/gsm cardstock - 8'' x 10''