Connect What is your favorite type of art to create?

I long to create worlds unseen by the average observer. My motto is “What if?” By bringing thought forms through parallel portals, I can awaken the sleep of everyday life. I often think, can they see this? Can they remember that? Will this change their minds? The use of color is the most efficient tool in my box and I only wish I can master this area within my tactile works. I use color to coalesce that balance between drawing, painting and sculpture.

Where do you find inspiration?

l mostly rely on key points between here and there. That delicate state between the gross and the unevolved. A touch from the divine and the heavens within the astral planes is key. I try to first listen to the ancestral whispers, then sit with it a while and try to make sense of it. The challenge is not to overthink it. By trusting the source I proceed with good intentions. Because If the idea does not translate well (and sometimes it hasn't), I won’t feel the need to stress about it.

What would you do with $25,000?

If blessed with this prize, my work would jumpstart exponentially. By securing structural scans and necessary molds on my sculptures to start. I could then proceed with new works in a well equipped studio space. With the ability to obtain art supplies, the main goal would be to create my 2nd solo exhibition within a reasonable time frame. A show that would present drawings, sculpture and prints. This funding would also leave me the ability to create a self published children's book.