Using paper as both material and pigment, Amy creates dimensional, textural works built from thousands of hand-rolled paper elements. Each small module is shaped, placed, and layered by hand, forming organic surfaces that reference natural systems such as waterways, cellular growth, erosion patterns, and shifting landscapes. 

Her work lives in the space between the micro and the macro. From a distance, the pieces read as expansive aerial views or evolving ecosystems. Up close, they reveal individual units—repetitive, quiet actions that slowly accumulate into complex structures. She is drawn to this tension between chaos and order, between the unpredictability of nature and the deliberate, meditative nature of making. The natural world is a constant source of inspiration—moving water, barnacles and moss, beehives, rock formations, and the subtle rhythms found in biological processes. 

These forms mirror how Amy experiences both landscape and life: layered, interconnected, and continuously in flux. Her compositions are not planned in a fixed way. Instead, she responds intuitively as the work grows, allowing patterns to emerge through repetition, density, and subtle shifts in color and texture. 

The slow, labor-intensive process is essential to the meaning of the work. Rolling and placing each element becomes a physical record of time, attention, and presence. This method reflects her interest in how small gestures, often unseen or overlooked, can shape larger systems, whether in nature or in human experience. Through these tactile, immersive surfaces, Amy creates spaces that invite pause and close looking. The work offers a moment of quiet observation, encouraging viewers to move between intimate detail and expansive perspective, and to consider how interconnected forces, natural, emotional, and environmental, continually shape the world around us. 

Education

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
2001
MFA in Graphic Design

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
1996
BA in History with College Honors
Minor in Graphic Communications