A R T I S T ' S S T A T E M E N T
Understanding and relating to other’s emotions and thoughts has always been natural to me due to my sense of curiosity. When it comes to self-expression, on the other hand, I start to fall short on conveying myself to others. With this fault in mind, I decided to make start to make my artwork for myself in a way that shows my personality, thoughts, and feelings. This process not only makes creating a more personal process, but it also allows me to dive into this little world where making art has genuinely become this enjoyable passion that doesn’t nearly as constricting as it once did. My goal is to ultimately make art that makes not only myself feel more expressive, but also portrays that expression to others.
My mind is constantly working on new concepts and ideas, but once I’ve made a connection from myself to my concept is when I develop that idea into a project. After that initial process, that’s when I usually decide what scale I’m working on and what media I’m working with. At the moment, I’ve been heavily using various pens, inks, and watercolors, but I do want to push myself to try and start working in a three-dimensional space. Regardless of materials, my preference is to work technical with fine lines and small details. I feel that this use of fine details in a way reflects some more complex ideas represented in my work.
My artwork before this past summer was solely focused on technique to the point where I would start to second guess and worry about making mistakes with the work I was creating to the point that I would eventually scrap that project entirely. With the work I’m making going into the future, I would like to be able to become more comfortable with my work and have the confidence to try new ideas.
Understanding and relating to other’s emotions and thoughts has always been natural to me due to my sense of curiosity. When it comes to self-expression, on the other hand, I start to fall short on conveying myself to others. With this fault in mind, I decided to make start to make my artwork for myself in a way that shows my personality, thoughts, and feelings. This process not only makes creating a more personal process, but it also allows me to dive into this little world where making art has genuinely become this enjoyable passion that doesn’t nearly as constricting as it once did. My goal is to ultimately make art that makes not only myself feel more expressive, but also portrays that expression to others.
My mind is constantly working on new concepts and ideas, but once I’ve made a connection from myself to my concept is when I develop that idea into a project. After that initial process, that’s when I usually decide what scale I’m working on and what media I’m working with. At the moment, I’ve been heavily using various pens, inks, and watercolors, but I do want to push myself to try and start working in a three-dimensional space. Regardless of materials, my preference is to work technical with fine lines and small details. I feel that this use of fine details in a way reflects some more complex ideas represented in my work.
My artwork before this past summer was solely focused on technique to the point where I would start to second guess and worry about making mistakes with the work I was creating to the point that I would eventually scrap that project entirely. With the work I’m making going into the future, I would like to be able to become more comfortable with my work and have the confidence to try new ideas.
