ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a queer fantasy and erotica artist. I am fascinated by nature strange and familiar, myths and fairy tales, popular culture, vulture culture, the sensuality and sexuality that even today is in many ways taboo, and certain flavours of horror.

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I work with a variety of media and often switch around. I like exploring new techniques and mixing things up; experimenting is how I like to keep things fresh.

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But some of the things that I always return to are watercolours and plain old pencil. They, in their simplicity yet infinite potential have been friends to me on my art journey since childhood.

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Thematically I lean heavily towards escapist fantasy, cherishing the could-be that draws me in, and keeps me going when reality appears bleak. Mythos and pop culture are drenched in stories that have something to offer to so many, and  fleshing out my own interpretations and creations is both a personal and an interpersonal experience.

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On occasion art is the place to bring out the ugly and the hurt, to heal and to find comfort. I find calming beauty in gruesome and terrible, and horror in the palatable. Such seemingly contradictory themes and elements are a source of catharsis to me.

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People are complicated, I am complicated. To me, whimsical joy without something to balance it out easily feels empty.