I create art to bring color, emotion, and light into the world, and to turn my feelings into something joyful and alive.
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I love creating mixed media pieces. I cut, collect, assemble, glue, and then work over the surface with paint, texture, paper, fabric, and found materials. I like when separate fragments start speaking to each other and become one coherent, emotional world.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration everywhere: in my dreams, in my memories, in colors, children’s drawings, old papers, fabric, the sea, light, music, and the little things around me. I am inspired by the real world, but I always want to transform it into something more poetic, tender, strange, and dreamy.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to support both my everyday life and my art. I would buy materials, improve my workspace, and buy a car, because yes, I currently do not have one. Having a car would make my life easier and would help me bring my art and creations to different places and opportunities.
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