Art is communication. I’ve never been much of a talker, and I’ve spent a lot of my life disconnected from people, from experiences, even (or especially) from myself. As a child and teenager, drawing and making things was my way of coping with life. Creating was a reprieve, a quiet place in my mind that was far away from reality. As an adult, making art has developed into a way of reconnecting with the world around me by helping me to more fully connect with my experiences and emotions. It has become a way for me to express my thoughts and feelings to others as well as to myself.

I have learned to do many things so that I can make the images, forms and feelings that come into my senses as close to the way that I feel them as possible. I work instinctively, using any medium that feels right to me.