I work with the idea of the “self” and of how, often, we feel things that we do not outwardly reflect. I am an introspective person and thus tend to keep what I am feeling and thinking to myself. I use my work as a way to break the surface and express myself in ways I cannot normally. I consider every piece a visual representation of how I react to different events in my life. While my work is inherently personal, all my pieces are abstracted to the point where others can project their own feeling onto them. In this way, I can create connections to people I would never have been able to before.