[Artist Statement]

I love to explore. Art is a place that is meant to be looked at, and I want to give people fresh eyes on old ideas. Nursery rhymes that have been repeated since childhood are familiar, but my pieces put a spin on the traditional expectations of Little Red Riding Hood and the Brothers Grimm. I am making accustomed characters new again, and am reintroducing more mature themes to stories that we've heard our entire lives.

[Art and Fear]

These two are, unfortunately, synonymous. I am always afraid to create, for fear of treading untouchable waters or dabbling in the taboo and stepping on toes. I am afraid that I am never good enough, or that my abilities lack.