Lost Inside You
Afternoon Delight, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Studio, Madison, WI, 2011
The HoneyBears, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Full of Me, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Drowning in LOKO, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Everything is Clear in the Dark, Graphite on paper, 36 x 29 inches
Keep It Together, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Studio, Madison, WI, 2010
That Girl, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
The Fall of Summer, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Too Easily Compromised, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
It Was Supposed to be Temporary, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Hosed, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
2010-2011
"Lost Inside You" depicts situations where inhibitions have been let go, enabling exploration of sexuality, gender and relationships. The images delve into states of vulnerability, points where I am open to the viewer and honest with myself. I unabashedly embody my weaknesses. Impulses are no longer repressed; rather I acknowledge the validity of urges and surrender to instincts.
The drawings also have an element of fetishism and pleasuring the self, which aims to evoke passion while recognizing the inherent narcissism of self portraiture.