Through texture, color, shape, line, form, and space, my abstract mixed-media pieces embody baffling human emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, and love. They are the result of many years of repressing those emotions. Eventually, the truth is exposed. Cracked is the manifestation of my truth. To me, the pieces in this series are ugly and beautiful…. covered in rough scar-tissue, glossed over with gold, and wrapped in silk. They are full of conflict and controlled chaos. The process of making them exhausts me mentally, emotionally, and physically. I experience the sweet sensation of release when I throw paint on the canvas with my hands or scrape plaster across the surface with a palette knife, and then the familiar feeling of restraint and the need to appear poised as I sculpt and sew lush fabrics through paper and plaster.  Each piece has become an extension of myself. I will never forget the way they came to me in my moment of truth. I closed my eyes, and saw velvet. 

In all honesty, I cracked, and this is what came out.