ARTIST STATEMENT

When I made my first mandala I was terrified because art was so foreign to me and felt uncomfortable. I survived and it ended up being beautiful and insightful.

Then I made a vision board going into 2025 and it lead to my love of collaging, pulling different pictures and quotes together to tell a story and express how I am feeling. I also got into pour painting, picking different colors and seeing what happens when they hit the canvas.

Creating art has been healing. I’ve become more confident in trying new mediums, letting go and seeing what comes out of it. If you’d told me a year ago I would be Artist of the Season, I wouldn’t believe it.

But with a supportive community and a little courage, I turned that first mandala into something extraordinary.

And this is just the beginning.