ABOUT

The autistic mind is layered -- kind of like paper. The brighter the colors, the deeper the story behind the piece is. To understand my head is not to label me at first glance. Even a sit down conversation won't cover much ground. So instead, let me show you the pictures I think and speak in before making verbal impressions.

The best way I express myself is through my art, and it's been that way for my entire life. "Ever since I could hold a crayon properly," is what I always say. What I've done most recently with my work is taken a deeper trip inside my own mind. Reaching for memories, pleasant or otherwise, and projecting them onto the canvas -- as layers of carefully cut, painted and glued paper rather than the generic paint mediums that people tend to associate the canvas with. As a result, visible layers build on the once pristine surface as solid shapes, sharp and bold.