“I’m frightened by so many things: change, shame, revelations… I’m afraid of being seen, of being heard—there’s a reason why we clean our living spaces before we invite people into our homes, because why would you show someone your dirty basement or your abandoned attic when you have a beautiful, curated home to showcase instead? But the basement and the attic are part of my house, just like the dust is part of my painting, part of my life. Everything co-existing, side by side, unashamedly.”
“Don’t buy into the myth that the holidays have to be ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ You don’t need a reason to feel the way you do, whether you’re depressed or lonely or happy or hurting or content—your feelings are valid simply because you feel them.”
