My personal relationship with blood as an expression of pain is also at play in this body of works. I was a cutter off and on throughout college, before I had any real grasp of myself. Depression and anxiety combine with my highly sensitive empathic personality. As a result, I feel everything. And everything can hit way too... Continue Reading →
Currently, my acrylic intuitive works are on display at Boiler Room Coffee through the end of January 2019. Boiler Room Coffee is in the Stevens Square neighborhood near Loring Park and Downtown Minneapolis. This is the second time I've shown my work at here. This is such a cozy and unique little coffee shop, I recommend checking... Continue Reading →
I guess, it starts with trying to explain—about the blood. Yes, it’s real. Yes, it’s mine. And yes, it’s gross, but not really that gross. Blood illustrates my point, it exemplifies an incredibly normal aspect of many people's lives that is unacknowledged, misunderstood, or shamed because it doesn't fit within the comfortable norms set by... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year I attended a meditative mandala drawing class. It was a lovely class, and the teacher has a wonderfully approachable and intuitive approach to mandalas. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had always been too intimidated to try this type of art, I'm bad at measuring and making things all exactly... Continue Reading →
