Some might say that art is about self-expression, but it is impossible to express what one doesn’t understand. For me art is not about expression, rather it is self-exploration. The mind is a mess of broken thoughts and feelings on the surface, which root deeply through the subconscious, in the abyss wherein we rarely glean our true self, even peripherally. Art is a feeling, an instinct that directs me, and as such I see it as a valuable tool for bringing those things which compel me to the surface.
My work to this point, has been about learning the techniques and processes, primarily of printmaking and drawing. As much as it has been about the imagery or a final product, the act of creation, the problem solving and exploration is ultimately why I love what I do.
Each project is a new experience entirely, with new obstacles and a unique character of its own. Recently, my work has begun to take on certain qualities through the techniques I have adapted, a style that makes it distinct and discernably my own. In my mind this signifies that I am growing past, or perhaps have grown past imitation, past reproduction, to truly creating art that is a part of me, from my mind and heart, to the world.