I love pattern and decoration. These works begin with a surface built up with a variety of painting techniques that is then decorated with rubber- stamped patterns and collaged objects. They rely on radial structure to explore complexity arising from the use of simple rules. Taking the forms of mandalas and quilts, they balance opposites, relying equally on dark and light and on positive and negative shapes. Although they seem highly planned, they are largely improvisational. Combinations of images are not generally selected beforehand and the process is both intentional and intuitive. The interaction of smaller pop culture icons allows for endless free association and for exploring multiple chains of connection between the parts, while also coalescing into larger complex patterns. In my world there is symmetry and balance and order, but neither rhyme nor reason. Ultimately, my work derives from a simple truth: at 3 o’clock in the morning pretty much anything seems like a good idea.