A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
I create images that may end up being presented as a photograph montage, a painting, or an image on fabric.
What dictates the medium I choose has to fit the context of what the image is communicating. Also, on a practical level, there's the issue of accessibility and economic constraints I need to problem solve.
I become hyper focused, working quite quickly, absorbed in the research and processing of my developing artwork.
There's a feeling of validity when I create my work based on my view as an autistic person. It connects me perhaps to a world that I often do not fit within. My preferred square images are a nod to that feeling.
My fascination with textiles, textures and movement are incorporated particularly with my use of flags/banners as a medium because of that a history in activism and identity.
My work is my voice amongst my confusion and processing of the everyday challenges faced by an autistic person.
It matters so much to me to connect