Artist Statement
I’m an artist and storyteller obsessed with bringing the world in my head to life.
I’m frequently inspired by science-fiction / fantasy as well as Japanese media and manga-style illustrators. I’m also inspired by the complete opposite—Gothic art from the Middle Ages along with my blended Roman Catholic upbringing. But there’s another inspiration to my work and writing, something more ironic: my own mental illness. My obsessions, my compulsions, my escapism.
The spark of different characters across different worlds can be found in my art and its accompanying writings. Their stories are shared via illustration, where you can only glance through a window, and writing, where you are welcomed inside.
I work within a theme of duality. Reflections are a motif shown literally and symbolically through various concepts, worlds, and characters. Everything has a mirror image—my work alone is a reflection of the escape world that took ten years to find an escape from. But even now, I still co-reside in two different places: reality and the world in my head.
Image:
"Self Portrait," 9x12in, alcohol marker & graphite on watercolor paper, 2023