I feel the need to create. Naturally, as an artist I feel connected or at times even defined by my work, but deep down I really feel it’s the Universe expressing itself through me and manifesting it’s wonders into human existence. I find it most rewarding when everything just flows through me; when I don’t really have to think about what I’m making & I can just trust that whatever it turns out to be is what was meant to be in that moment. It’s representative of how I am feeling, the things that are happening in the world around me, but most importantly, driven by the Source and spiritually connected to all beings and all things. Some people ask what the symbols mean or what something says. Truth is, most of the time when I first create a symbol or a painting, I don’t know what it means. At times I can tell right away, other times it comes to me as life goes on, or sometimes it might represent a feeling or a collection of moments in time. Ultimately, it’s not really about what it means to me or what I think it says – I want people to be able to connect to it on their own level; find their own meaning and purpose for it. That’s what it’s all about. The mandalas are a form of meditation. Drawing them allows me to be calm and center myself. It’s the cosmic movement, raw emotion, and Universal energy that drive me to create and inspire as the true purpose of this human life, and I hope to connect to as many beings as I can through these creations, during this time, and for however long thereafter