I create autobiographical personal narrative works that explore my time in the military and the physical and emotional consequences of being a veteran. I combine video and stills from my time in the military, flying combat missions in the Middle East and during downtime between missions, with other original content sources to share the external world of combat and contrast that with my internal experiences.
Much of my time is devoted to writing short stories that act as catalysts for creating video or installations. Looking through my extensive archives of stills and video clips helps me crystallize the ideas I want to communicate. I then elaborate as needed to tell the story.
I am continually influenced by the installation, video, and combat veteran artists who have gone before me. Especially meaningful to me are those artists who created works documenting their war experiences and how those experiences affected their personal lives during and after combat.