"Love Unsought is Better" is a collection of twelve songs about the the melancholy, yet sometimes hopeful, emotions which accompany loss, or never finding at all. Uncluttered, interwoven parts and uncomplicated melodies, tied into classical-inspired piano, and folk-influenced guitar. Hopefully, the poetic lyrics may speak to you in some personal way. You can give a listen here!, and get it for yourself at the following places:
About me
My mother dragged me to my first piano lesson when I was eight years old, and I have been playing and writing music ever since. The melodies I hear are often a rhythmic translation of my sense of searching and never finding. This struggle has impassioned me on a number of levels, and has inspired me towards examining the role creativity plays in our redemptive inwardness, something which first came to me while I was attending seminary.
My art shares these same influences, although I find making something visual is much more of a meditative experience. In both of them I employ aspects of ambiguity and randomness, and believe that someone else's own interpretation of what I make is as much of the creative act as the making. You might call this 'unselfish intentionality'—there is meaning for me, but I can also let that go so that you may find your own meanings.