The works I have created often reflect the connection between nature and human inner struggles and emotions. I incorporate a lot of abstract "spikes" in my pieces to express that sometimes things may appear somewhat harmless or calm and together, but there is the possibility of hidden pain and danger involved within my pieces. In my more recent work and my first attempt at figurative work, I created two human-like figures that exude confidence and spiky hair. For them, the spikes are much less menacing than on my more abstract works. I recently as well created six “cakes” that appear to have the shape of cakes; but where the candles would normally be, there are spikes. The conflict between good and evil in the depths of things that humans create and that humans go through in life inspires me. The severe highs and lows make life and art interesting to me. All that is good and cute is not reflective of life, the weighing and figuring of good and evil—I think—has much more to do with our lives. No matter what piece I have made, I always see a calm side and a tumultuous side balled into one...(or six “cakes”).
EDUCATION
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States Associates of the Arts, May 2011
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois, United States Bachelors in Art History, May 2015
EXHIBITIONS FOR CERAMIC AND SCULPTURE ART: Solo Exhibition:
“Subconscious Reflections”, at Northeastern Illinois University’s Student Union, 2013
Group Exhibitions:
“ShowPODs”, in Chicago Arts District, March 13-April 26, 2015 "Artstravaganza", at Northeastern Illinois University's Salme Harju Building, April 17, 2015