I make art  to stay alive. I am a painter, mixed media and installation artist. My work holds both the things I need to work through and the things I make simply because they bring me joy. Grief, loss, love and the changes that shape us sit alongside colour, nature and beauty, because I think we all need somewhere to put the heavy stuff, and we can always use more of the things that make us feel good.

I keep coming back to creating because it gives me a way to explore what I can’t always put into words and share parts of my life that I don’t fully understand myself, but hope others can relate to.

I paint with big, physical brushstrokes and often with my fingers because I want that direct connection between my body, the paint and what I am wanting to express. 

I want people to connect with the work on a personal level—to feel something, find a little beauty or joy, or maybe feel a little less alone in whatever they’re carrying, and remember that we’re all on this earth together.