Artist Statement:
I’d be absolutely mortified if he caught me watching him. The sturdy gentleman across the train kept kind eyes beneath a tattered beanie, calloused hands hanging from his pockets as if his arms had given up. He was in disarray, but not homeless I decide, but now it’s my stop. A “people watcher,” I guess you could call me. I prefer hyper-observant, not-at-all-pretentious, struggling actress. Listen, people are inherently interesting. I love idiosyncrasies. I love the teeny-tiny details that go into a moment in life - nearly imperceptible, but as identifying as a fingerprint. So I love language, and nuance, and wit through human interaction and I want to share the comedy and drama that results.
I want people to know that they are not alone, That’s what TV, film, and books did for me. I went to an excellent school surrounded by intelligence, and worked full time at Disney World, fostering emotions and believing in magic. I want my work to find bits of “magic” in everyday life. I want people to feel that they have a place in the world in a way that encourages them to interact with it. There’s pixie dust in music, silence, relationships, nature, and tragedy, if you’re willing to see it. (And willing to suppress your emotional gag reflex to let yourself be whimsical, for, like, once. Gosh.)
Hopefully my work circumvents the mundane, highlights the atoms of humanity, and finds the heart in every person, every dragon, every golden retriever, and every toaster out there. And maybe also doesn’t take itself too, seriously.
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