I create art as a way to express my curious, vivid interior world and to explore the poetry found in slow, meticulous, and layered drawings.
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I like creating highly detailed pen-and-ink drawings with a surreal, introspective edge. I use fine line-work and black and white pointillism to build each piece slowly through repetition, often layering in color with brush pens, gel pens, paint, and colored pencil to add depth and intensity.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in the parts of myself I tend to avoid—the quiet, hidden, or unresolved—and in trying to give them form. I’m also influenced by music, dream logic, mythology, symbolism, and intense emotion, along with visual sources like fashion, collage, the feminine form, travel, and books exploring feminine interior worlds.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to invest in my practice—starting with a high-quality printer for fine art prints, travel for inspiration, and dedicated time to develop my work. My focus is a large-scale pointillism series that forms one unified image, exploring deep emotional and psychological themes. The goal is to create an immersive, interconnected work that invites reflection and emotional connection.
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