Story telling transcends time and space. Some days, I have thoughts and feelings I wish I could express to others that don’t necessarily exist in my life right now. There’s always nonsense that makes me laugh that I wish I could share with people (living or dead) that aren’t present at that time and moment. I've never considered myself to be a story teller, but I've always been a writer. My goal as an artist is to bring the monologues I write to life.
Since a young age, I've always been interested in collaging. I liked taking mundane and repetitive images out of magazines and making them aesthetically pleasing. Collage art is pretty abstract, but as of this year I've managed to incorporate it into a zine I created that unites collaging and storytelling into the same medium. To me, growing as an artist means exploring the various mediums you can use to bring your story to life.
Lately, I've been inspired by photographer and artist, Signe Pierce. Her ability to capture ordinary reality and make it seem hyper real is really cool. I think it's interesting that she creates art that can be modern and digital as well as nostalgic. I've always been inspired by artist, Alex Pardee, and his surreal characters that remind me of nightmares and old cartoons. I remember reading something he wrote about a breakup in one of his zines at a young age, and feeling a connection to the way in which he wrote and expressed himself. The way in which he sincerely and honestly writes about everything that inspires him manages to inspire me as well.
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