My studio practice focuses on an interest in taxidermy, natural
history dioramas, and anachronistic museum displays. This
series was initially inspired by the dioramas in the American
Museum of Natural History in New York, where as a youngster
I spent many hours, awestruck. Through those iconic dioramas I
was introduced to landscape painting, sculpture, and installation
long before I knew what any of it meant or that I was destined
to become an artist. Other aspects of the work are inspired by
memories of visiting my grandfather’s live poultry store in