About Me

I am a 32 year old American artist living in France. Here is my story;

 

When I was a kid I spent my time turning the whole world into my stage. I was always dressing up or dressing my friends up (I love a good costume box). Even just walking down the street I would imagine musicals or great acrobatic feats. When I wasn't getting my friends and family to watch my latest puppet show or 'clowning' act I was drawing. It was my happy place. As someone who needs to do something with my hands art has always been there for me.

 

I find my own path, so when someone tells me "no you cant do XYZ" my response is "watch me". It happened when they told me reading would always be hard because I am dyslexic (I love to read), when they said I couldn't take advanced psychology because I would fail and it would be too much work (I got an A), when they said I was too weak to be an aerialist (come watch me fly!), they said it again when I stopped being a full time research scientist to be an artist, (Oh yeah? Watch me), and when they say you need to pick one discipline... Yeah right. 

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But are you really an 'artist' if you do more than one thing? Yes, because I am obsessed. Obsessed with exploring, and sharing my internal world. Their may be multiple mediums with which I do that, but it is all the same thing. To me art is externalizing an internal experience and the more authentically you do that the more beautiful it is. No one says what tools you need to use. I choose the stage and the canvas. 

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What do I believe in?

You. I believe in you and I believe in me. I believe I am enough. I believe in being authentically yourself and sharing that self with the world. I believe in caring for each other and the planet we live on.

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What do I value?

Authentic human connection, communication, openness and learning. I value art, and beauty. Beauty is not found in the conventional, but in the authentic, the more real we are, the deeper we go into ourselves to find the vulnerability of who we truly are the more we our souls speak to each other. 

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Why am I doing this?

It feeds my soul. I want to empowers others to feel what it is like to be truly be themselves and say F** you to the system that says otherwise.

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My purpose

To create art that is vulnerable and can speak to the humanity in each of us. Whether through dreamlike paintings or clowning that explores authentic human emotions, I hope that my art will help you see that you're not alone, someone else experiences these things too. 

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Why do I do this? Why do I show up?

Because there were people in my life who showed up for me and made me feel like I am enough and not alone. I want to be that for others. I want to help people know that they are enough and they can do anything. If a little dyslexic girl who couldn't read can go on to run her own business and find joy in everything she does you can too.