Welcome to TangleShire Hollow

If you've ever looked at one of my paintings and thought, “What exactly am I looking at?”, you're in the right place.

TangleShire Hollow is a whimsical world inspired by the forests, ponds, streams, and old stone walls of the Berkshires, mixed with childhood memories of Scotland and a lifelong curiosity about what might be hiding just beyond the cattails.

The world grew gradually through my paintings, drawings, sculptures, and stories. What began as strange little sketchbook creatures eventually became a whole community of characters, places, and stories.

Among them are the Wandering Souls, curious striped creatures who quietly explore and observe the natural world. There are also the Masquerading Goldfish, theatrical little performers who turn discarded human objects and found materials into costumes, decorations, and elaborate woodland celebrations.

And then there's Wanda, the only human who can see this hidden world. Her strange encounter with a watermelon growing from her head opens the door to everything that has been quietly existing alongside us all along.

TangleShire isn't a world of epic battles or grand kingdoms. It's a place built around nature, curiosity, creativity, transformation, and making something wonderful from what has been overlooked or discarded.

It's a world where worms can become bridges, mushrooms can become doorways, goldfish wear carnival masks, and ordinary corners of the natural world might be hiding something entirely unexpected.

Welcome to the world that's been living in my head all along.