The Folly in the Ambivalent Flurry

Graphite and Pastel on Paper, Cedar Veneer, Wallpaper (Framed)

In my current work, unlikely interactions between human and animal forms, religion, and gender all combine through subtle gestures and more overt actions in my pursuit of love, loss, and the disorientation of self. I observe and scrutinize universal problems, oftentimes, through the dichotomies of defensiveness and aggression, apathy and empathy, and the inevitability of either acceptance or resignation. By grappling with opposing ideas like discomfort and relief, tensions emerge.

My work stems from a need to understand the impetus for self-depreciative action and indignation. Throughout life, most of us go through stages in which we act irrationally towards situations that are no longer of our own control. I am interested in exploring these stages of emotion using both drawing and slightly 3-dimensional elements. The work is a vehicle by which to express the underlying aggressive feelings that are directly tied to my own feminine self, which is a direct aversion to my traditional upbringing.

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