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My mixed media art reflects my healing and self-care processes whilst living with mental and physical illness and chronic pain. By combining rug hooking and painting, I have found comforting and unique processes that feel truly authentic to me. In my art practice, I play back and forth between the consolatory and hard aspects of life. I pay tribute to soothing, nostalgic and/or familial textiles, as well as elements of nature that bring me solace and strength. These tributes help to offset the uncomfortable matters that I might be working through in my artwork and life. This often appears in my artwork abstractly through specific textures, colours and/or pattern. 

 

Most of my paintings are representational self-portraits, as I find painting my physical body as the main subject to be grounding and a means of self-care to reconnect my mind and spirit with my body. Additionally, whenever I incorporate themes and elements from the natural world, I am able to connect physically and emotionally to a sense of place and feel rooted in that healing environment. Once I am grounded and feel secure, I am able to channel my inner child when I create. I feel that she is my most authentic self in her essence. Through channeling her, I am healing my inner child and working through shadow work, while also inviting opportunities of play and curiosity.