Artist Statement:
I treat abstraction as a maternal figure, one which unconditionally accepts and nourishes me. This acceptance allows me to rely on my own subconscious as the primary dictating principle when I create. As I print an image over and over again, or hone my energy into a single piece, I am forced to consider-how did the union between my hand and my brain birth this work? I create an image, decipher a narrative within it, and then work back into this image as instinctually as possible, in order to access the inner workings of my brain. In this way, art has become a therapeutic tool for me to live out aspects of my childhood that I once repressed, and also understand how to prevent generational trauma from being passed on through me.
Inspired by allegorical folktales, Jungian theory, and art therapy principles, I create magical realist narratives which are a blank canvas for the mind, allowing the viewer to project their own past experiences onto it, better understanding themself and the world around them. Full of otherworldly creatures and their raw emotions, the worlds which I create are a psychological exploration of family, queerness, and our transition into adulthood.