My work is heavily influenced by abstracted forms or figures that oftentimes hold sentimental and personal value. I seek out ways to express their significance to a wider audience, which typically means aiming for relatability without fully defining the meaning of the work itself.

I find myself depicting topics that are heavy in emotion, such as grief, as it has been a prevalent theme in my life throughout the past 5 years. My work that represents a figure or form is oftentimes portrayed in a peaceful or memorable way, as I tend to take inspiration from my own personal experiences. Over the past year or so, I have been specifically implementing cats within my work, as they represent femininity, independence, and comfort. These themes, as well as the figure itself, challenge the harshness of grief, as focusing on them will help infiltrate the coping process. 

In relation to the materiality, I have been using recycled paper to represent the ending stages of the grieving process. It is essentially turning the idea of old into new, and starting over. Currently, I am experimenting with abstract visual forms, as well as manipulating the “canvas” to further my narrative. I am pushing myself to work on a much larger scale using recycled paper, to really capture the attention of my audience. Furthermore, I am considering experimenting with mixed materials, such as thin fabrics, metal wire, and tea bags, rather than pictorial depictions. 

My ultimate goal as an artist is to not necessarily allow the audience to understand the exact context nor history of the image that I am depicting, though it is part of it, but to relate and build off of their own experiences as well.