#1

• when we are young, we dont have the same harsh /self/ judgement about whart art we should make or how we should act or imaginary creature friends

• that comes after a realization of ourselves vs others

• I think creation for me  in general is a safe space is where u can be in experimental with whoever you want to be or whereever you want to be, anything can happen in that soace because you are in control of it & mask free.

#2

• y2k is what i grew up around

• im very nostalgic for design that had personality vs the minimalism thats more popular today in retail stores

• it had lots of character and personality, such as video game consoles and phones lended more customization and had specific characters embedded in them

• DS console with the bird character

#3

• found materials is like a treasure hunt

• more rewarding when you find something

• when you buy secondhand materials ttheyre usually not correct size, so you have to peice together multiple fabrics which can be a fun challenge and creature more interesting textures like a patchwork puzzle

#4

• certain items only work for certain fabrics, having a good collection of items that can work for different materials

• drawn to colors first, i love purples, pinks, blues

• interesting textures like satin, fur

• patterns of really any kind

• shiny items like sequins, gems, beads, holographic foil

#5

• definitely inspired by different shapes nature lends

• plant imagerey doesnt always have an attached meaning and can be more abstract

• i also think it does kind of have a fantasy element to it mostly because of movies and books and that,

• lots of parts of nature are unreachable and that can lend a lot of mystery, such as a dark forest

#6

• lots of stories/world building has a light vs dark element

• to me even the dark aesthetics are part of my youth because i have always been drawn to the evil castle fairy chatacters in games/film

• much live the dark forest, i think an “evil” aesthetic lends a lot of mystery which can be interesting to explore, lighthearted imagery is lovely but doesnt lend much exploration

• the way light reflects off metal is so fun and challenging to paint

#7

• ive definitely always been interested in an ephemeral type of art that really lends exploration to experiencing it in the moment

• when i first started showing my work i did a lot of casual pop up events with my friends, and i noticed how much people wanted to touch the objects mostly because of setting we were in

• also when i started selling pieces i think people resonated with things more that were tangible, which definitely made me change the way i looked at it funny enough.