Artist Statement

Throughout my life, art has always been a constant. It has always been something significant to me even at a young age when I had no real concept of what art was. Even though art is an immutable part of my life, by the same respect it is always changing. My style has developed, my taste has changed, and my medium of choice has shifted. Sometimes I use art as entertainment, sometimes I use art to express my mood and emotions, sometimes I do art when I am completely inspired, and other times I do art when I am completely uninspired. It is something that has captivated and mesmerized me my whole life. 

When deciding what I would choose for my concentration idea, I evaluated all of the different types of art and subject matter I was drawn to. I decided that I would focus on dream like images. After searching through my photo imagery, I noticed a common thread throughout all of the photographs. They all tended to evoke a dreamy feel. When I looked through my other pieces of art, I noticed that I was drawn to abstract, vague, imaginary, and whimsical images. I love marbleized paper and the process of drawing back onto the paper. I love photo transfers that leave traces of the image on the paper. When I found that I was captivated by this type of imagery, I knew my concentration would be dream like images. 

I hope that through my images, I will inspire people to interpret art freely. I think through the dream like images, there is a lot left up to the imagination. People are able to define their own meaning and purpose to my art. That is part of the beauty of art. It's free and it's open. 

ROUGH DRAFT, very rough.