I am excited to share that my artwork "Cellular Anatomy of Despair (With Little Rays of Light Shining Through)" has been selected for the "Pareidolia: Recognizing What We Wish to See" Exhibition coming up at ShadowBoxX Gallery in Waukegan IL.

The Opening Reception is Saturday, March 21, from 5-9pm.

On view March 21-April 11.

This will be my first time showing at this innovative & progressive gallery. Thank you to the jurors for selecting my work. I can't wait for this show and to see the art for this unique theme.

What is pareidolia?

PAREIDOLIA describes the human tendency to see familiar images—often faces, figures, or symbols—within randomness, texture, and abstraction. It is an instinct rooted in perception, memory, and imagination. Just as often, it is a creative act: noticing something uncertain and choosing to follow it. This exhibition approaches pareidolia as a process of recognition and response—a moment when the artist sees something forming within the material and decides to bring it forward. Recognizing what we wish to see becomes both an act of perception and a gesture of authorship, shaped by hand, surface, and time. Artists were invited to submit work that reflects this way of working: allowing images to surface gradually through drawing, painting, carving, layering, erasing, staining, assembling, or other physical processes. The emphasis is on analog practices where material qualities, chance marks, and intuition guide the final form.