Email: tking2@antioch.edu

Art is how I create space for myself in the world. Art therapy helps to bridge the gap between processing my feelings and making the world a more beautiful place to exist. As a trauma survivor, art and art therapy have offered the tools and language to explore and reclaim my past while giving my work a voice. Through this lens, I feel accepted for 100 percent of who I am. Depending on my need, there are times where my focus is on the process.  Other times, I feel more conceptual, which is more accessible while focusing on the product. Making art grounds me.

As a multimedia artist, I enjoy making art pieces with a variety of materials: acrylic, watercolor, canvas, paper, fabric, thread, ribbon, clothing fragments, beads, markers, pastels, colored pencils, wax, and more. I enjoy using recycled materials when applicable, and often experiment with new materials. Although I embrace the digital art world as well, I will frequently finish an art piece with fiber art, as a tribute to my past and to the strong women quilters who raised me.

Antiracism is important to my core values. My recent work encompasses the idea of inclusivity and embraces different cultures from around the world. Each art piece includes a mixture of fabrics from around the globe representing the beauty that exists when we embrace each other.