Finding balance as an artist is an ongoing practice. Some days it feels like a gentle alignment; other days it feels like two worlds pulling in opposite directions—my abstract work and my figurative work. My public self and my private self. My creative flow and my logistical life.
For years, I believed I had to choose: be the abstract painter, or be the figurative painter. Be the curator, the teacher, or the person navigating gender transition. But the truth is, these are not separate pathways—they are threads of the same story.
My abstract paintings hold the emotional energy of transition. My figurative works express it through form. The Contemporary Goddesses installations examine identity through the lens of myth and embodiment. Together, they form a whole.
Balance comes from accepting that my practice is multi-dimensional—and that I am, too.
In the studio, balance looks like trusting intuition. It looks like listening to the painting instead of controlling it. It looks like giving myself permission to work slowly when needed, and intensely when called.
Balance, for me, is not a static point. It's an evolution.
And that evolution is my art.