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Transformation

1997 - Current

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I was trained in realism as a pre-teen. When I started showing symptoms of mental illness in my teenage years, my work began to shift into surrealism. No matter where I've been on my journey, from mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse, to sobriety and stability, my art has accompanied me.

Search by year or scroll down to see the full extent of my public portfolio.

When I was a pre-teen in 1997 - 1999 (Age 11 - 13) I loved art and had some raw talent for drawing. My parents nurtured this talent by enrolling me into many different art classes and art schools. In these classes I was taught to draw the world as I saw it before me.  
1997 - 1999

Pre-teen Years (1997 - 1999)

Age 11 - 13

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2000 - 2004

Teenage Years (2000 - 2004)

Age 14 - 18

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In 2000 (Age 14) I started showing symptoms of bipolar disorder. As my mental health began to deteriorate, my art began shifting. I started to use street drugs and alcohol as a way to self-medicate. I still drew the world as I saw it before me, but my perception of reality was quickly changing.
2005 - 2010

Early 20's (2006 - 2010)

Age 20 - 24

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In 2005 (Age 19) I crashed into a deep depression. I stopped writing and drawing. A year later, in 2006 (Age 20), I picked up a pen again. I cleaned up from hard drugs in my early 20's however I continued to struggle with alcoholism and my mental health.
2011

2011 (Art Career Begins)

Age 25

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In 2011 (Age 25) my life began to change. My art took on a new direction. I began to incorporate geometric black and white patterns into my art style. These patterns became an integral part of my work, for as I drew them they brought on a meditative state which helped to balance out my depression and mania.

 

I officially turned my art into a business in 2011.

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2012

Age 26

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2012

2013

Age 27

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2013

2014

Age 28

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2014
2015

2015

Age 29

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2016

Age 30

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2016

2017

Age 31

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2017

2018

Age 32

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2018
2019

2019

Age 33

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By 2019, I was now sober from alcohol however I had begun using marijuana daily to cope with the side effect Parkinsonism which was being caused by one of my psych meds. I began to enter a drug (marijuana) induced psychosis, which prompted my pieces to once again become more surrealistic. I also began keeping little sketchbooks that I call Art as Therapy. Although all my art has always been a form of therapy, the purpose of these sketchbooks was to let go of technique, subject matter, creating larger pieces with the intent to sell, and start creating less time consuming pieces just for me.

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2019

Art as Therapy: Triggers Journal (Age 33)

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2020

2019 - 2020

Art as Therapy: Madness Journal (Age 33)

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My Art as Therapy sketchbooks continued in 2020. I only created a few larger pieces that year as a drug (marijuana) induced psychosis, that had begun in 2019, engulfed me. Covid didn't help. Isolation drove me further into using, finding excitement, joy and peace in the world my psyche was creating. Through quotes, writing, and illustrations, my Art as Therapy books touch upon the world I was living in. I had a slip with alcohol in February 2020 and have been sober again since then.

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2020

Age 34

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2020

Art as Therapy: Conversations with the Algorithms (Age 34)

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2021

2020 - 2021

Art as Therapy: Navigating Wonderland (Age 35)

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My Art as Therapy sketchbooks carried over into 2021 as I lived with and then exited a drug (marijuana) induced psychosis that had begun in 2019. They continued to capture my journey in quotes, writing and illustrations. In 2021 I opened up commissions again.

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2021

Age 35

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2022

2022

Age 36

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In 2022, my Art as Therapy sketchbooks became a way to process the psychosis I'd experienced from 2019 to 2021. I also remained open to commissions.

2021- 2023

Art as Therapy: Currently Untitled (Age 35 - 37)

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2023

2023

Age 37

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In 2023, I am experiencing a bit of an art block. Commissions are still open however. Please consider joining my email list or following me on social media (links at the bottom of this page) to see new art or learn more about my journey.

In the twelve years since I officially turned my art into a career, I've gained an adequate amount of recognition through licensing, publications and having my products in retail locations. My technique and style continue to evolve, as does my subject matter. My art has, and I'm sure always will be, a reflection of my life. I look forward to seeing what I create next! Thank you for joining me on this adventure.

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Read my Biography or watch me tell more of my story, accompanied by a slideshow of art and photographs, in my talk:

The Art of Mental Wellness (Public Speaking).
 

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