My artwork represents my lived experiences and unfiltered emotions; its colors are sweet and vibrant like the interior of a candy shop. At first glance, my work appears fun and joyful, but the longer viewers spend with it, the more they uncover the deeper ideas beneath the surface. I work in both two-dimensional or three-dimensional, and my materials shift with each medium. Across all of it, my compositions are raw, imperfect, messy, and unnatural built with marks and intentionally placed, found images.

Through my work, I aim to draw viewers vicariously through the waves of my extreme emotions, to enlighten new perspectives of mental health, open their hearts and minds, and ignite a world filled with unconditional empathy for oneself and others. These intentions are held together with the symbolism behind my material choice, images, and color palettes. My pieces leave behind striking messages that are controversial, thought-provoking, and transferential. 

Each piece begins with an idea guided by my current state of mind. Inspiration comes from my memories and experiences, especially the intricate moments that I had found mesmerizing, raw, and beautiful. I collect and repurpose many of my materials. A work is complete when its composition is pleasing to the eye.

My artwork is a tribute to the minority, the black sheep, and the misunderstood; they harbor an open mind and an open heart, always willing to learn and grow. My audience is a room full of people who feel invisible, despite yearning for the possibility to finally be seen and to see, for themselves, the people around them who feel just the same. They have endured the difficult aspects of life yet continue to survive no matter how painful their realities may feel. 

I have been making art since I was four, working with a variety of mediums and media within different arts concentrations. As an undergraduate, I studied psychology which deepened my emotional intelligence and understanding of the developing mind. I also studied arts management and learned the essentials of marketing, finance, fundraising, and arts law. For almost a decade, I have worked in public schools - with students from age one into their twenties - in roles from visual arts teacher, peer mentor, substitute teacher to teaching assistant and group leader. Presently, my visual arts and art teaching practice survive as a reminder for me to never shy away from what I truly love and have a passion for.