My work begins with a simple but direct truth: many people live disconnected from themselves. My practice is an attempt to close that distance through sensory experience, emotional presence, and material honesty. Oil, ink & graphite guide this work because each material exposes something real. Ink bleeds without an apology. Oil refuses to be rushed. The pencil reveals every moment of doubt. These qualities mirror the tension inside us between what we show, what we hide, and what we have not yet faced. My art explores emotional intimacy, identity, and the point where the body meets the spiritual. I am drawn to the moments when a person realizes they have been living on the surface and finally chooses to look inward. Visually, my work blends careful lines with soft dissolving edges, layered transparencies, and marks that feel vulnerable and deliberate at the same time. I want viewers to feel the pull between control and release, because that is the center of being human.