Artist Statement

We all have memories, past experiences, euphoric moments as well as the pain that comes from living. Masochistic tendencies can accustom one to the elation and pangs that come with being alive. My art plays around with these complexities, centered on things found and people met.  Juxtaposing the feeling of wanting to disappear with an infatuation for timelessness, I strive to create pieces that are delicate, yet strong enough to outlive me.

From creating memorial portraits to preserving shadowy moments . . . from embedding. stream of consciousness writing onto discarded, personal, and ultimately everyday ephemera. . . I project my paradoxical feelings about intimacy, loss and yearning. This is my human attempt to sustain those grey-scale instances that could evaporate like smoke.

I know I do not really want to live forever. Instead, I want to keep fleeting moments with loved ones fully in my grasp. Fighting this fear of amnesia, I write and paint these pieces into history for long after I am gone, by revealing evidence of my life that stays behind for others to feel, to ache with, and to ultimately experience as their own. If I can’t be with them, I would hope they get up close and witness life in the form of art, and feel they have permission to listen to these intimate whispers.