I started painting back in 2016 as a means to regulate my nervous system after experiencing an unkind amount of trauma. At the time, I was reaching for anything that might bring me relief and give me a place to put everything I was carrying. At the time I had hopes of becoming a writer and actress, but trauma will silence you in ways you don't expect. When I turned to painting & photography, it was the only way I knew how to express what I couldn't put into words.
Over the years, my work has grown into an outlet for everything heavy. A place to process, release and shed pain. I am deeply inspired by nature because that is where I find the greatest sense of peace. The calmness in the wind, the sound of the waves crashing, the smell of the forest. There is just something grounding and therapeutic that I find myself drawn to.
Through earthy tones, movement, and textures, I try to bring that same sense of connection into my work. I am drawn to creating a natural flow with each piece, echoing the organic movements of the earth and life itself.
Ultimately, my work is an exploration of finding peace within chaos, beauty within the pain, and connection through the things that make us feel most at peace. It is my way of translating what cannot always be spoken into something that can be felt.
