I have an exaggerated need to emotionally connect with people in a direct way, which I believe is what drives my work. Growing up, I was very shy and isolated. I was afraid of my parents and struggled making friends. Although I always had a “best friend”, a lot of my routine interactions with people and relationships were fearful for me. It seems that my work is a reaction to that part of my childhood. I use my work to try to make emotional, platonic connections as often as I can. Art is healing; I am now described as outgoing.
