How do we process human emotions in an inhumane world? How do we reconnect to the earth and our role as active participants within an ecosystem? How do we honor our ancestors and the ancient ones, their rituals and traditions? I grappled with these questions during my philosophy studies, and these ideas are the primary influence on my art.
I often depict solitary women honoring natural spaces, caught in a moment of contemplation or meditation. My comprehension of the nature of existence results in an attempt to reconcile humans with their natural environment. My subjects are inspired by an exploration of ancient cultural traditions of femininity, goddesses, deities, gaia theory, and matrilineal societies.
Through curiosity, contemplation and meditation I unify disconnected experiences and depict humans as interrelated, interconnected members of an ecosystem that includes all living things. My subjects escape the destructive, controlling aspect of society that often results in alienation, and reconnect with a primeval simplicity. In the depiction of the connection with self, I encapsulate the often inexplicable paradox of the conception of being a unique individual that is also deeply connected to all other living things that have ever existed and ever will exist.