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I BELIEVE THE MOMENTS WE ARE REMINDED WE ARE HUMAN ARE THE MOST INSPIRING EXPERIENCES IN LIFE. WHEN YOU SEE A STUNNING SUNSET AND REALIZE IT IS THE ONLY ONE YOU WILL WITNESS EXACTLY LIKE IT, AND THERE IS NO-ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD WHO WILL EXPERIENCE THIS EXACT MOMENT IN LIFE THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE. THE SENSE OF COMFORT AND INSPIRATION IN TRULY EXPERIENCING A MOMENT OF RAW INDIVIDUALITY IS UNPARALLELED.  AS A CHILD I FOUND COMFORT IN LOSING MYSELF IN CREATIVE OUTLETS. I LONGED FOR SECURITY IN A WORLD OF CHAOS.  I DREAMT OF A "NORMAL" LIFE. I ENJOYED PEOPLE WATCHING, SEEING HOW THEY LIVED AND INTERACTED WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM, OBSERVING THEM GO ABOUT WITH THEIR OWN “NORMAL” DAY. OVER TIME, I WROTE MY OWN DEFINITION OF A NORMAL HAPPY LIFE; ONE THAT HELD RICH, SATISFYING, AND RAW EXPERIENCES UNIQUE TO ME AND THE ONES CLOSEST TO ME. AS AN ARTIST I LOVE TO TRANSLATE THOSE MOMENTS INTO FACES AND STATEMENTS. IMAGES THAT DEFINE A MOMENT, FEELING, OR EXPRESSION. THE PIECES I CREATE OFTEN REFLECT PEACE ON THE OUTSIDE, WITH TURMOIL JUST UNDER THE SURFACE, SOME MORE NOTICEABLE THAN OTHERS.I WORK WITH VIBRANT COLOR, EXPLORING SHAPE AND FORM AS WELL AS THE CONSTANT DESIRE TO PORTRAY EMOTION. THE WORKS OFTEN DEVELOP THEIR OWN LIFE AND THE PAINT FREELY FORMS SHAPES AND DETAIL THAT I HAD NOT PLANNED ON, YET IT ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE PIECE. I AM IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS OF TURNING AN IDEA INTO REALITY, AS WELL AS THE WAY THE PIECE FORMS ITSELF.NORMAL IS DIFFERENT TO EVERYONE. ALTHOUGH WE ALL LIVE DIFFERENT LIVES, WE HAVE CONNECTING EXPERIENCES THAT CAUSE US TO FEEL AND INTERPRET THINGS SIMILARLY. I HOPE TO REFLECT IN MY WORK MOMENTS THAT CAUSE EMOTION OR INTRIGUE IN A PERSON’S MIND. A MOMENT TO FEEL CONNECTED WITH THE WORLD AROUND US, THE UGLY AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE SADNESS AND THE JOY. THE THINGS THAT MAKE US HUMAN. NORMAL.