With these narrative works I am inverting relationships and testing notions of power and memory.   I use the intimacy of children and families metaphorically to grapple with larger social issues. My palette is bright and pleasing, as I hope to open a doorway into worlds that may be disquieting. By cutting out the shapes and constructing my panels, I am challenging the traditional pictorial format, extending elements beyond it, in a way that is meant to mirror the disruption of expected norms.  The compositions are an amalgam of dreams, stories, and memories that sometimes suggest morality tales. The narrative is often deliberately left open, posing questions rather than offering answers. My aim is to take on formidable and sobering subjects using humor, without diminishing their potency. In addition to sparing the viewer undiluted doses of reality, it makes for happier days in my studio.