I like to think that my art reflects an exciting and courageous journey. Long after I’m gone, I hope the emotional honesty of the work continues to resonate with viewers and inspires them to explore their own creative paths.

Nature is a constant source of inspiration and a powerful metaphor. A bird’s nest, ripples on water, the resilience of weeds – these are all elements that I use to explore complex human emotions such as grief, trauma and the passage of time.

I hope the viewer’s first experience is a feeling, an emotional reaction. If that connection resonates, perhaps it will lead them to ask about the story behind the work. My greatest hope is that my art can stimulate discussion and encourage people to confront their own feelings in the process.

While seemingly different, my legal background taught me to look for the underlying structures and stories in complex situations. I love how my themes interlink, seemingly fortuitous at times, but the connections to me are important. I think this translates into my process, where I’m always trying to get to the core of an emotion or an idea and represent its essence.

For me, creativity is an essential part of life. While I’ve followed different paths, from law to landscaping, drawing and painting have always been my most natural forms of self-expression. It’s an innately satisfying process that allows me to explore and understand the world. As time has passed, my creativity has evolved into something deeper – a true passion, a more complex need that is essentially therapeutic, sometimes angry, sometimes full of joy, but always deeply personal.