"As an artist and pursuer of science, I feel great responsibility to perpetuate accessible, digestible knowledge for the greater community. My main objectives for creating and illustrating include familiarizing the public with medical imagery, fostering curiosity in science, and humanizing death and burial practices. My drawing style emulates the lithography and intaglio printed images that were popular in 19th century textbooks, which I accomplish using ballpoint pen

“I am particularly passionate about the changing landscape of the death industry, and what it means for Midwestern residents who are looking to make a positive impact with their end of life planning. My current works revolve around drawing attention to the plight of normalizing death in the US, and implementing more eco-friendly disposal options, and I plan to continue to explore our unique death landscape to answer questions about the role human bodies play in the ecosystem, how our bodies decompose, and the impact they have on the health and well-being of those around us.

“These desires, along with interest in American humbug, the process of rot, modern and historic death practices, and humor, fuel my pursuit of visual storytelling in the medium of magnificent function and grotesque disease.

"My current projects seek to normalize deathcare practices in the United States, bringing them back to the forefront of American consciousness, and inform the population about eco-conscious options post-life.”