Over the years, I have personally explored what it means to be an American consumer. I have grown increasingly fascinated by the complexity. I have observed a culture obsessed with gathering objects, yet oblivious to the actual costs. As I live snuggly in a suburban neighborhood, I work away in my studio. Often my work functions as a conduit for connecting the art world to the consumer realm. I employ irresistible kitsch images from popular culture, providing the viewer with candy colored objects and narratives they didn't even realize they wanted... To Have And To Hold refers to the traditional wedding vow clause and is meant to function in two ways. It insinuates an intimate and committed relationship that can be created by people and the things that they covet and eventually acquire. It is also a reference to the physical artwork panels as they are presented. The four round Rex panels represent obtainable objects, while the figure in the portrait holds and possesses the objects.