Artist Statement

Born in 1990 in Cleveland, Ohio, I began my journey into pencil artwork when I was 17 years old. I didn’t use creation to escape life, but I instead used it to process and understand it. At that age, trying to understand my queerness and my place in the world as a young black woman brought on a large bought of depression.  It wasn’t until I discovered art within Spiritual Alchemy that I gained a deeper understanding of myself and artwork. Spiritual Alchemy reminds me of the workings of my mind and my artwork – I strive to understand who I am and the people around me to heal myself, thus healing the world.

With my Intuition, Meditations, and Alchemy being my main inspiration, I strive to capture the link between human and Godlike energy. My goal is to evoke deeper thinking to encourage mental, emotional, and spiritual understanding. Many people will say that I am an activist – If I am an activist, it is one for spirit and the connection with self that we desperately crave. We all need the reminder of connection with self and others; Balance is vital in this world. 

I am so thankful I decided to move to Louisville, Kentucky in 2014 because it lead me to a mentorship with amazing artist Bob Lockhart. Due to that connection, I have experienced a continuous flow of inspiration to create. I have realized that as long as I am alive, I will have life to process and understand – therefore, I will always need to express myself on paper.

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