Creation is a practice. Everyone has their own unique way of creating and expressing themselves.

I'm sharing this in hopes that you will see some of the ways I use art as a mindful practice and a few of the methods I use to keep my passion for exploration through creation active.

My "art" is in the format of visual multimedia. While I refer to art as that, please use my creative practice and apply it to your own forms of art and expression.

✧ The Practice✧ 

Every creative practice looks different, and the goals and feelings are unique to each person. My whole life I've always led my life with curiosity asking questions that no one had the answers for. So, I treat my creative practice as a way to explore the mysteries of the unkown, truths and connections.

✧ Embracing Artistic Evolution✧ 

I make a lot of mistakes in my process. They are unavoidable but create something undeniably unique. As my process has evolved, I've learned to frame mistakes as discoveries to guide the evolution of the work.

My art is a mirror to my inner world and my way to process reality. My creative process encompasses more than just how I create physical items. It is a direct reflection of how I live my life and what I believe in. I treat my art form as a way of connection to myself, my own spirituality and self-growth. 

Making free artistic choices becomes a radical act of self-acceptance. It is a way to document my own emotional experience without judgement. Art is a collection of the shapes and textures of lived experiences. 

✧ Disconnecting from the Outcome✧ 

My art comes from an intuitive space in my subconscious mind, a space where preverbal thoughts find form. I often begin my process with layers of seemingly random textures and shapes to help me disconnect from the outcome.Rather than planning and imposing structure when I begin making art, I use automatic drawing techniques to use art as meditation. When creating I have no clear end point so that I can submit to the process instead of controlling where it goes.

It allows me to create from a place of authenticity rather than performance. 

✧ Create your own way ✧ 

Each person has such a unique perspective on life, whether your medium is dancing, singing, mark making every single expression of your experience is important. Don’t tie your creations and expressions to the judgment of others but create for the sake of discovering something inside of yourself. I believe in you. Connect with the part of you that existed as a child, without judgment and with the freedom to believe that anything is truly possible.

✧ What It Means to Me✧ 

Art allows me to hold the contradictions of life inside of myself and in my work. It allows me to capture a small moment in the vastness we exist in. It not only allows me to transmute my pain, my beauty, my joy and sorrow but keep it alive forever, rooted in our shared humanity. Art allows me to understand within the chaos there is beauty. Art is my dedication to softness and beauty as a rebellion against this harsh world.