These interests span my artistic career. As a young student I discovered how my own self-portrait, put out into the world, could stare back at me and either thrill and inspire me, or terrify me—even destroy me. What power, for an image! Working more recently as an art model, I encounter many paintings of my face and body that are both intimate and alien, simultaneously me and not me. I affect them—by posing for and inspiring their artists—and they affect me, since seeing how you are seen changes you, reinvents you. I love the psychological intensity of the act of creating art, and try to make this a part of viewers’ experience of my own work, rather than just something I get to do privately before viewers enter the room. 

In terms of media, I usually paint with acrylic on canvas, paper or plexiglas and like to experiment with drawing techniques that influence how we traditionally think about art and its role in society. I also use collage, as well as costumes, character development and performance art, to access my subconscious.