Art that comes from the heart
Through my artwork, I hope to empower others to fight for themselves, to feel less alone in their struggles, and to help install a small, yet powerful, light of hope.
I want to prompt viewers to think about art as a way to heal after a traumatic experience, to realize that, though it might seem bleak, things can get better. Our experiences can influence who we are. At times, those experiences can affect us quite negatively; however, we can choose a more positive path. During the healing journey, a person’s view of the world may become disordered, but one can successfully reorder their life. Selena Gomez once stated, “If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken” At times, this life may test our limits, and when we think we are done for, but we can use that experience to show ourselves what we are made of and be stronger than ever.
Nana of the Nanny People
PawPaw of the PawPaw People
My Nanny and I
My PawPaw and I
Rape trauma syndrome
This painting is one that I must present with upmost sensitivity. It is about rape trauma syndrome and the devastating impact that it can have rape trauma syndrome is the psychological trauma experienced my a rape survivor. Imagine that a male hurt you and then you are scared of other males. It should be noted that healing in possible. In this drawing a woman is being raped and and men and woman alike are coming to her aid and stopping the horrible act. This summer at a camp an old gross man wrote me a sexually explicit poem about my body and it affected me poorly but men and woman alike came to my aid and were angry for me, transforming my view of men.
Rapist Takes Flight, the celebratory suicide of Ismael Doski
He deserved that and is blinded because his ignorance is what killed him.
The False case of morality
The False Case of Morality tells the tale of a young woman who was sexually assaulted Her faith had always been important to her and she worried that she was a bad Christian for being mad at her rapist. She was so livid and she wanted to go of her anger. She desperately wanted to go to the light, although she was not ready. It was keeping her from healing and she felt trapped and under the control on her rapist still. As time progressed, she let go of that and it's currently more carefree and is actually happy, I task that once felt impossible.
The Clinging
This painting is about a woman who has a suicide attempt and in the middle of the attempt decides she thinks she wants to live. She is fighting for herself more than ever before. She wants to do the hard work to survive and possibly do more than just survive.
After the Clinging
“I am not lost, I am finding myself”
This painting about the importance of perspective. I am lost vs. I have finding myself.
Set Free
Set Free Part 2
Inner demons
Inner Demons is about my bipolar disorder and how the pain can cut me so deep.
Woman and the Pills
The Suicide of a Loved One
Mania
Happily Ever After
This is about wanting to commit suicide but also wanting to live. This is an idea from 2023.
This one is follows the woman and the pills. A family member finds the woman her sister that killed herself.
I painted this about my bipolar disorder. It is about mania and how everything is rushed and loud.
This draws the story of the woman depicted in my paintings and drawing to a close. At this point, I am proud to be in my skin.
The Protecter
Lorena Bobbitt
After being sexually assaulted her younger version of herself was scared for her well being bad was devastated. It felt like no one was there for her and her older self began to be there for her. This explores the relationship between are older and younger self and why is it important to have a good relationship.