Still Being

Still Being is a series I started during the COVID-19 lockdown. In a time full of uncertainty and dread, I needed an escape, something to calm my anxieties and feed my soul. The idea of being still and being present was something I, and the world, learned in those weeks, turned months, turned years. The act of separation, solitude, and accepting the unknown was terrifying and created a fear I didn’t know I had. Grocery shopping turned into entering a cesspool of infection. Walking around the neighborhood turned into a giant game of germ tag.

I like the word visceral, meaning to feel as if inside the body or dealing with crude and subconscious emotions. I created these works out of necessity- at the time I thought it was boredom and restlessness but now I can see that it was a form of healing. Allowing drips, spills, and spatters to create environments that welcome viewers to explore and get lost in the work. Though chaotic in nature, these works reflect my journey to make peace with the current situation and expel any pent-up frustrations I had been harboring.