At first to document the world around me, and later as an escape from that same world. Unbeknownst to me until rather recently, my creativity has inevitably always been informed by my struggles as a previously undiagnosed neurodivergent individual. This led to an innate need to find the language to protect myself from being misunderstood or worse; where words fell short, visual media offered a more direct line to the unconscious. It was a safe place to explore my emotions and experiences - profound or banal - without needing to define them. 

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Inspiration can come from anywhere for me - fairytales, movies, nature, architecture, cartoons, language, music, and my own daydreams or memories are all influential. Thematically, subjects like psychology, sexuality, perception, feminism, chronic illness, and the duality of dark and light are weaved into my work. My overactive mind creates visual homonyms, linking disparate subjects in sometimes surprising ways. This same overactive nature also leads to my interest in working with many different media types; I don't know that I could ever choose just one single form of self-expression. We all contain hidden worlds within ourselves that become unlocked with various combinations of materials, inspirations, and emotions. What I seek at the end of a pencil, I may not find through the stroke of a brush or from behind a lens. Just as my interests exist in multitudes, so does my style.