The inner world of the mind defines the structures behind every aspect of life. By
making art, I am visually expressing that world, exploring themes of human anguish and
emotional turmoil. Drawing from my personal experience as a queer person with mental
illness, I search for a common thread between the emotional lives of humanity, and the visual
language with which it can be expressed. My drawings are a visual expression of the feelings
of disassociation, disenfranchisement and tension between real and surreal and a harnessing
of the energy of loss, loneliness, shame and fear. I use this energy to create, and through the
art allow a visual moment of catharsis where these emotions are felt and then transfigured
into something beautiful.
