An important aspect of my practice is my continuous effort to express the paradoxical relationship between creating in an effort to express oneself and the fear of vulnerability. By exploring expressions of the inner self, a natural contrast began to emerge; the warm, grounded urge to connect with others against the cold, reticent compulsion to hide from view.

The physical form is a crucial motif within this project, although it is always concealed in some way from the viewer. The viewer is not allowed to view all parts of the body, as the figure is always posed or distorted it in some way. However, the inclusion of text in these works serves to invite conversation with the viewer, expressing this urge to communicate the inner workings of the self.

Animal imagery works in tangent with this motif as the removal of the body allows for a degree of separation between the viewer and the work. This allows for a more vulnerable quality to the works.
This idea of text inviting the conversation on vulnerability expanded upon further in the works featuring poetry. These works contain limited imagery and instead focus primarily on text allowing for a discussion of more vulnerable topics such as my idea of what it looks like to have faith and this ardent and unending relationship you have with yourself. The dissonance between the two sides of the self is my primary concern; that there is an effort being made to be vulnerable and yet a level of disconnect must remain for that vulnerability to be expressed at all.