Childlike whimsy, fun colors and repetitive patterns characterize my work. I use organic shapes, such as flowers, as vessels for colors and motifs that bring me joy. Embracing pleasure is an act of rebellion in a world that is constantly trying to punish us for it. I typically focus on the process itself as entering a “flow state,” as defined by theorist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is crucial to my practice. I often harken back to decoration for decorations sake as explored in the Pattern & Decoration Movement of the 1970’s. As a queer and autistic person, using the flower motif gives me the opportunity to convey complicated emotions with my own visual language. Ultimately, I make work because it brings me delight and my goal is that it brings visual pleasure to others.