My art exists as a way for me to outwardly express my inner world across a variety of media. I have always felt like there was something wrong or off with me, in some way, in comparison to my peers and the world that has surrounded me throughout my life. Through lots of research and immense introspection, I came to the understanding that in fact, there has never been something wrong with me and that I am more than likely neurodivergent. My suspicions having been confirmed with diagnoses of ADHD and Autism in my 20s have greatly impacted my understanding of myself, the art I have made, and the works that I will continue to create. 

Whatever idea I have to put out in the world dictates the materials I use and the way my creative process appears. If I am feeling a need for control I usually am much more likely to approach my work in a very analytical and methodical way. My desire to create freely and in a way that imitates play, without the restraints of thinking too hard and needing control, finds its way into my pieces but far less often than when I do show a great amount of control over my planning and creating process. A piece I made at a time of high stress, where I felt the need for control, was my five-foot-tall bong. Through moments of stress and burnout, I feel like I lack control, so this piece was a place for me to control each step of my creation process along the way. It was a highly controlled process of making a device utilized by people to get away from their stressors and to change their mindset. I find inspiration in just about anything in my head and my life, creating whatever I need or want to at any given moment. Although each of my pieces may not have visual parallels, there is always a piece of me, my mind, and my mentality in everything I create. My understanding and appreciation for patterns and detail-oriented work can be noticed in the works that my mind or my play might not be as apparent in. 

I aim to create work that somehow expresses anything around or within me. I see patterns in everything, and my pattern recognition ability allows me to connect myself to whatever I find myself making. This feeling of deep connection with myself and all else in my life gives me immense opportunities to create. I try to center on and rotate my work around myself in as unselfish a way as someone centering themselves in their work can.