Artist Statement

As an artist with a passion for storytelling, I am fascinated by the human experience and how it relates to my own unique perspective. 

I'm autistic and I also have ADHD, and my art is steeped in my experience of my neurodivergence. To put it another way, my experience of the world is probably quite different from yours, and I use my artwork to try to bridge that gap and find the common ground between us. My work is rich in personal mythology with symbols such as flowers and cats recurring throughout.

Through my work, I explore what it means to be human using my own ‘outsider’ status as a lens and point of comparison. I believe in the beauty of ‘brokenness’, and that to be human is to exist in states from the sublime to the ridiculous. In my world, ‘otherness’ is something to be celebrated.

While my work may deal with traumatic events and emotions I also incorporate elements of nonsense and silliness, recognizing the profundity that can be found in humour and levity. By combining beauty, metaphor, and playfulness in my work I strive to create art that provokes a sense of lightheartedness and joy.

Colour is everything to me and I am obsessed with the physicality of paint. I’m endlessly inspired by the qualities of the materials I use, and am always searching for new and interesting ways to make marks and create texture. My work is richly layered, with each layer of paint informing the next, and my finished pieces are sensuously tactile with a texture that begs to be touched.