My art has always been an expression of my thoughts and feelings that I couldn’t communicate. I think a lot; my mind is the type that is constantly going, no matter what I do, like a runaway train. On top of that, I've always had a deep fascination with nature, and along with it a connection. For me, nature has always been a place to unwind and experience peace. At some point, I started to become intrigued with the idea of how I and the people around me are all connected through our shared space on earth. Eventually, my art and my love for nature mixed, resulting in the pieces I make now. Overall, my goal is for the viewer to come away feeling the same thing I do when I make my work, to think about their place in our world beyond their day-to-day lives.
The way I start making work isn’t stereotypical; for a lot of it, an idea just hits me in the face. Although when I sit down and drum up an idea, it normally comes to me when I’m listening to music or just letting my mind wander. I tend to gravitate towards tactile work, which is the reason I include textiles and fibers in many of my pieces. I also deeply enjoy sculpting, or anything that has to do with hands-on work. Even though I do love painting, it is more intriguing to me to push the boundaries of what you can make when you bring in more artistic elements.
One of the big things I’m exploring in my thesis is the idea of growth, and how the natural world overlaps more than we think into human and interpersonal relationships. Moreover, as our society gets more advanced, there tends to be a forced cutoff from the world around us. Whether that be through large metroplexes with little greenery or the ongoing screen time crisis that has infiltrated an entire generation, drawing us into our devices and away from others and nature. With my work, I would like to show that even through all of this, we are all more connected than we know. I also touch on the ongoing climate crisis, feeling that it is just as important to talk about as our connection to nature is, because they go hand in hand. I challenge myself, and the viewer of my work, to look deeper, not only into our relationships with ourselves and others. As well as away from ourselves, and how we all share this connection to the earth.
