The Long Goodbye
March 08, 2024
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My grandma was a strong, smart, and very funny woman. She was an amazing storyteller and loved to share her life stories. Throughout my childhood, she always encouraged me to be creative.
After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I watched this woman I looked up to fade away. At the same time, I watched my mom's life change as she became my gran...
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Creating in a new way - Abyss
September 21, 2018
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"Abyss", September 2018
When I get stuck and I’m not feeling creative one of the things I do is look back on work I made in the past. I look for images that excite me and ones I really enjoyed creating. Doing this has led me in a new direction that I am really excited about.
All the images that jumped out to me had one thing in common. I create...
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Anxiety Series- Seized
May 30, 2018
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Anxiety Series
"Seized" May 2018
Anxiety creates so much unnecessary fear and doubt. It's caused me to hold myself back from pursuing so many different dreams of mine. It's made me feel like I need to keep my dreams small because I won't be able to achieve anything great. I really believed this for the longest time. When I started creating conc...
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Anxiety Series- Tangled
May 25, 2018
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Anxiety Series
"Tangled" May 2018
I have gone weeks, months even, feeling like I have my anxiety under control. Then I'll have bad days where it will all come back. Anxiety can leave you feeling trapped. Trapped between the fear I physically feel and the logic of knowing there's nothing to be afraid of. It's so frustrating knowing that I am str...
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Anxiety Series- Battles Within
May 23, 2018
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Anxiety Series
"Battles Within" May 2018
Anxiety isn't something you can see...for the most part. I went a long time hiding it. People just assuming I'm shy, but having no idea the battle I was going through right in front of them. There are so many things people are struggling with that you can't see. I can't even count the times I have been...
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