"I just decided to give up on art. I liked making work, but I think I had a vision of what an artist was. I thought th…"

"Where I grew up, people heard of (Pablo Picasso) or whatever, but my family was kind of like, 'That's a nice hobby, b…"

"In my heart, I knew I wanted to do art, but there was still that drive to feel like I'm actually doing something with…"

"It felt like something was missing. After maturing, seeing life and experiencing the death of people close to me, it …"

"When I watched the episode where Jennifer Beals said my name and showed my painting, I squealed a little. I’m happy t…"

"It's taken me years to come to that conclusion, and there are still some times as an adult when those feelings creep …"

"To me, a punk spirit is just living freely, disregarding societal norms and just being free to be themselves."

"Whatever I make is for myself first. And when I do that, it naturally resonates with whoever else it is also for."

"I wanted so badly just to fit in and assimilate with what was acceptable. Which is hard because I felt like I was sti…"

"I want my work to be accessible in different ways, more ingrained into other pieces of culture, other than just being…"