Hello friends! My first gallery exhibition, titled, "Who You Say I Am" is on display at Beggars Table Gallery. The collection is a study of self-worth, and identity; exploring the lies we tell ourselves about our inadequacies, and how we can know our true value. Beggars Table is a gallery, and also a worship space. They invited me to do an artist talk after one of their Sunday services, and to share the stories and thoughts that inspired this work. That talk, in all of its se

Do you ever wish you could reach back through time, and just embrace your former self? Because you KNOW everything they're going through. I recently shared a picture of this painting on my socials, and that it was inspired from an excerpt from a journal entry I wrote when I was 20. I'm going to be vulnerable for a quick second, if that's okay. In my journal, I wrote: "I'm unhappy and lonely all the time. I'm afraid this sadness will last forever." I wrote that in March of 201

Is there something you’ve always wanted to try because it sounds like so much fun, and you have a sneaking suspicion that you’d be really good at it? But you haven’t tried it yet because, well… you’ve never done it before! And new things can be scary! That was me and Comicon. Comicon is basically a giant pop culture convention where nerds, creatives, and even celebrities gather to celebrate the things we love. It’s amazing. As part of the convention, hundreds of artists displ

Exploring themes of identity and self-worth: the lies we tell ourselves, and how we can know our true value.

We all know that January is pitched as a time for self reflection: to take stock of our lives and see where we'd like to invite change. I both love and hate New Year's resolutions. I mean, I make one almost every year. This year, my resolution is to practice my writing and send a monthly newsletter. But I've also made some really crappy resolutions in the past. The goals in themselves weren't bad, but I made them from places of self deficiency: I need to make this change beca