I make art about humans, with humans, and for humans. I consider myself a transmedia artist using my work as a means of self-exploration and connection. My art often examines human experience and identity through storytelling. I am drawn to raw moments of life and the invisible art all around us: the art of conversing, the art of getting dressed every day, the monologues we say to ourselves while driving alone to work, and the feeling of envy that is a medium in our world. Connection is the foundation of my practice because collaboration helps transform my experience into our experience. Although I work in a variety of mediums, the concept of performance art and using humans as a material excites me the most due to the challenges it poses. There is a necessary spontaneity to create new experiences and by sacrificing my control, my intent is to welcome other perspectives to share in the work to allow us all to bond and grow. At the same time, the other half of my practice involves creating objects for people. I find it cathartic to retreat from the conceptual world to engage in the more solitary methods of crafting such as making rugs, jewelry, prints or stickers. The act of gift giving and creating things meant to live in a home, used and seen every day, provides relationships between people and art in a much more personal way. Performance is freeing while crafting is more defined. Art for me is a means to express certain emotions or pressures, a tool to bring people together, a way to explore new characters or personas, and primarily a way to see the beauty and art each of us possesses in the grand performance that is life.