Similarly to when they say, “write what you know,” art created from a place of internal truth becomes universal through its inherent human quality. We are all multi-dimensional, and these facets don’t have to be fully expressed when creating but rather understood and recognized for introspection. I view my body of work through stages and moments in time, reflecting on relationships, intentions, and struggles through the choices I made. Some work is produced purely through intuitive expression—paintings created in quiet moments where I let my mind wander without the pressure to impart meaning. In those moments, there is a freedom to rely on art making as an expressive outlet of movement, color, and line as I navigate through the maze of my thoughts. 

There is a throughline in my work where I reflect both internally and externally on themes of religion, gender, and mental illness. Women in my work are often wrapped in fabric or have their eyes covered, and when they are meant to be arresting in their expression, they convey intent in an unspoken way. Palettes and textures are chosen to envelop these concepts, extending the internal landscape. Sometimes there’s a comfort in knowing the landscape; it can be something you blend into or get lost in, but other times you have to fight through it to survive. Influenced by the introspective cinematic language of Maya Deren and the feminist psychological writings of Dr. Carol Gilligan and Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, the work often explores intergenerational silence within the feminine experience.

As an artist, I'm tethered to all forms of media for inspiration. Music informs impassioned kenotic movement. Silent films’ loud visual overexaggeration and high contrast deliver an unspoken narrative.  Soviet-era Eastern European arthouse films explore dynamic color palettes amid an otherwise somber landscape.  I collect these inspirations like tokens; they fill my coffers.

As I progress as an artist, these themes and inspirations will change with me, but how I choose to express them isn’t set in stone. The work I created as a young woman is dear to me, but as I grow and continue to search for sparks and ways to interpret what I see as truth, that work will grow and change with me.