Artist Statement:

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My creative passions began with poetry. I started writing at the age of nine as a means of expressing my own thoughts and feelings. A few years later, I developed a desire to share my work with others. This not only aided me in strengthening the bonds I had with friends and family, it was also instrumental in helping me to come out of my shell and become less timid.

Toward the end of 2013, my attentions shifted from poetry to art. I immediately decided to fan the flames of my new found passion by applying the methods I used for my old one. I subsequently found this to be rather effective in developing my artistic skills and techniques.

I began by utilizing acrylic paints. Next, I tried my hand at combining paint with candle wax, nail polish, crayons, sidewalk chalk and/or glitter glue. I additionally affixed original poetry and Imax film strips to canvas boards whilst incorporating other mediums around them. These techniques created some exceedingly colorful, tactile and three-dimensional effects.