Artist Statement

I make art because I often feel like there's a hundred things bottled up inside of me: emotions, thoughts, motivations, that one stupid song that's always stuck in my head. When I create I feel like the bottle is uncorked and just a little bit of that mess gets poured out. I love the process of creating art, which usually involves moments of intense anger and anxiety as I struggle towards an end product that I'm often dissatisfied with. Yet every piece I make is a bit more satisfactory and between those cathartic moments of anxiety are wonderful times of energy and a drive to create. I make art because I want to open up and make better art.