Artist Statement

     When I was young my mother would take me to the park, as most parents do, since physical activity is deemed necessary and essential during childhood, however it was never that much of interest to me.  I suppose the activity in my head was exhausting even for my body.  Rather then run around, socialize, and play I would just sit there and I would stare.  What was playful to me was never hanging from a pair of parallel bars or swinging from a rubber tire, but imagining the stories and experiences of the people in my surrounding.   My mother would tell me I looked possessed because my eyes would open so big as if the wider I held them open the further inside someone I could see.  I would imagine the kind of life these people lived, the life they wanted, their darkest secrets and guilty pleasures, their healthy habits and devilish vices.  I had a strong desire to learn about people, especially those I knew nothing about.  Every being had a way of sparking a curiosity inside of me, and a desire to learn and understand their experience.  Strangers were so inspiring.  As I got older this curiosity grew so strong I wanted to experience the lives of many others and exercise and entertain the many identities I always found within myself.  I started acting because the stories of other peoples lives fascinated me even more then my own.  That was a struggle for me when I was young that I utilized as a creative strength as I got older, by exploring the identities and personalities of others and being able to find common traits within myself. I’ve always had a cinematic way of looking at experience.  People to me were all characters in movies I so desperately wanted to watch. Some say I am a people person but it goes much further then that.  Learning about others helps me learn more about myself.  I’ve always found sanctuary in the lives of strangers ever since I was a very little girl.