My art story.

I began an art practice in 2014, thanks to a professor I had at the time, Jarod Rosello.

At that time, art-making became a therapy that helped me cope with the stress of being in grad school while managing fibromyalgia, generalized anxiety disorder, and other illnesses.

A few years ago, I started a small art business. With time, I realized trying to make a business out of my art was a stressful endeavor for me. So, I closed my online shop, stopped applying to art fairs and contests, and stopped taking commissions.

Now, I view art-making as a meditative and spiritual practice. I don’t currently sell my art, but I donate many small pieces to free little art galleries around the country.

When art-making, I derive inspiration from music, nature, emotions, the sensual, and the spiritual. I view myself as attempting to follow in the footsteps of mystical and contemplative artists, like tantrikas, Hilma af Klint, Emma Kunz, Agnes Lawrence Pelton, Agnes Martin, and Natalie Goldberg.