As an artist, I am a story teller

My work is greatly influenced by literature – a new book, a poem, a quote, or even just a single beautiful word.

For me, literature and art always work together in synergy. Literature inspires art and art creates magical stories. The two are inseparable; two parts of a whole.

Being a self-taught, mixed media and collage artist, breaking the window of conventions and not following the rule book has become an aesthetic habit.

My best teachers have been the mistakes that I learn from, and continue to grow further with, as an artist.

I enjoy pushing the boundaries of the various mixed media, materials and techniques that I use, to constantly innovate and experiment in my art practice, and to tell a unique story.

The sustainability movement has deeply influenced my art practice too and I constantly strive towards minimizing waste through creating sustainable art, with found objects and recycled materials. In the fusion of mixed media, collage and printmaking techniques, I have found a joyous and organic style that truly resonates with me.

One of the reasons I love collage so much is that even a tiny scrap of paper has the ability and the opportunity, to be a part of an amazing artwork and narrate a story.