Artist Statement

As an artist, I believe that art is an outlet and a form of expression. I believe that art can express things that cannot necessarily be put into words, or things that somebody is to afraid to be said aloud. When I do have the time to create art, I enjoy painting, oil pastels,printmaking, and working with 3-dimensional art forms such as wood and wire. I find creating art to be therapeutic; whenever I am dealing with something I either don't know how to say out loud or am too afraid to I turn to art; even the majority of the artwork created in my studio classes at the University of South Carolina was a reflection upon my life at the time it was created. My art is not necessarily created for other, but more for myself.