For me, the act of creating is the definition of an artist, and is not just something one does but is central to my identity and purpose. For as long as I can remember I have been creating a life as an artist. My process became my refuge where my mind could wander and endless possibilities existed with just a touch of my pencil. My work still originates with a pencil drawing, that develops into three-dimensional forms. It is important to me to work as directly with my media as possible, both in the conception and the execution of the work, this allows me a physical connection to the process.

As my work has progressed, the ideas, that motivate its creation, are still rooted in my creative experiences working from this place of autonomous thought. I see forms in abstract ideas; I slice to the form within an action devoid of a defined physical subject. I am interested in how these forms will feel internally to the viewer, it is about creating work that generates experiences from something that previously only existed as amorphous perceptions. Just as there is a struggle in everyone's life, my works struggle to exist, a push and a pull, form versus form, hard versus soft, nature versus man-made. These juxtapositions of elements reveal constants that exist within the human condition. My work is not created for an Instagram post, it requires the viewer to experience the scale, the materials, and forms with their physical bodies. Describing my work through visual and   purely cognitive terms often seems inadequate as they exist to push the viewer's experience on a deeply individual level, frequently evoking reactions that originate in the limbic parts of the brain, rather than the cognitive brain. It is as much about being seen as it is about pausing and allowing it to be felt on a visceral level, where an individual’s existence in the world becomes palpable. I am interested in creating work that vibrates within my audience's soul.