I do my best to live my life in the moment. Enjoy the act of simply breathing. In trying to figure out my reason for being, I've decided I'll probably never find out—but it is probably a good idea to just make the most of the time I have here in this world. I feel the best gift I have to give is my art. To create things that are pleasant to the eye and nice to look at. That gives someone a sense of pleasure, be it through the act of pleasing shapes and colors coming together or a remembrance of a sweet memory, a thrilling dream or an inspiring thought.

There is an undercurrening theme of feminism in a lot of my work, about being a women. Being sweet, innocent, vulnerable, strong, mischievous and capable - all at the same time. It's also about celebrating imagination. The power to believe that anything is possible as long as you can dream it. That is what is so fun about drawing. You can draw anything, ANYTHING. There are no limits. I have been told that it seems I have created a different world where all these characters and places I have imagined and painted live amongst one another. And it's true, there is this little world in my head where all these things exist. I would love to one day really expand on that and flesh it out. The written word has never been my strong suit so for now I am content to convey it in little glimpses, little disconnected pictures. I start all my pieces by doodling in my sketchbook. Sometimes they are random subconscious expressive lines that usually spur into a character or situation. Other times, I'll have a general theme or subject matter in my head that I work out up there first and then try and translate on the paper. My favorite tool is a 0.5 2B lead mechanical pencil and a gum eraser. I then enlarge it to paint. Sometimes freehand or sometimes I'll use an enlarger to get the balance and composition to mirror my initial sketch. After it is pencilled, I usually work in gouache to add color and shading.

I am so excited to be sculpting in wax and working with metal now. Translating my world into three dimensions is at times a challenge but always a thrill. Combining metals and stones is a totally new territory for me and I can't wait to see my work grow and develop and to see my little world translated into miniature works of art to adorn the body.