I feel this pressure and it frustrates me that we, as a people, still choose to turn a blind eye to the changes that are occurring right in front of us. My work is a reflection of this universal tension, and as a result, the personal tension that I feel. It is also about my desire to encourage awareness and change. I struggle with my own place in the universe, who and what I am and what I can and can't do. Often the work depicts a single figure because suffering as well as healing is experienced first on a personal level. However, we do not exist only as individuals. It is important to remember our role as part of the whole, and that we share the burden of existence. I am saddened by the fact that we are still driven by greed, lust for power and intolerance. Our greatest enemy is our ignorance. It is difficult and tedious living in a world full of war, and suffering. We are so busy imposing our will on others that we have lost sight of the things that are of universal import.

We have to make the decision to change. This happens first on an individual level. We as individuals decide how we are going to live, how we treat each other and this planet. It is easy to feel powerless being only one person, but we as individuals make up a mass of intellect that has the ability to bring about global change. We as individuals decide who we put in positions of power to help us make that change. We don't have the luxury of time anymore. We have become disconnected from our universe and each other and it may very well be that we have to destroy ourselves before we learn how crucial that connection is.