Artist Statement:My work is a love letter, a pink soaked memoir, sticky and warm with blood, glimmering softly as the insects chirr. I willingly become the specimen, my form, my thoughts, my spirit in order to reconcile the guilt bubbling in my throat. Utilizing oil paint, hand embroidery, insect specimens, and sound I play with the balance between the grotesque and the beautiful, reflecting my β¦
Artist Statement:My work is a love letter, a pink soaked memoir, sticky and warm with blood, glimmering softly as the insects chirr. I willingly become the specimen, my form, my thoughts, my spirit in order to reconcile the guilt bubbling in my throat. Utilizing oil paint, hand embroidery, insect specimens, and sound I play with the balance between the grotesque and the beautiful, reflecting my relationship with mental illness and its fluidity. Even being in recovery there is a part of me that will always miss being sick. Depicting deep emotional wounds with a vibrant, juicy color palette β¦
