I was born in the 1980s in Appalachia. My artistic inspirations include Séraphine de Senlis, Louis Wain, Minnie Evans, Maria Primachenko, Philip Taaffe, Georgia O’Keeffe, Anna Zemánková, Paul Klee, as well as any artists who portray what it is like to live with a chronic illness or disability including Frida Kahlo, plus those who can capture ideas in an inventive and memorable way, such as Remedios Varo and Salvador Dalí. I have no formal art training, and while I respect those that do, it has never really been a main goal of mine. Folk art is real art.
Outside of the art world, my interests include advaita, Appalachia (the mountains, their people, and their wildlife), autoimmune diseases, disability/accessibility advocacy, gardening, LGBTQ+ civil rights around the world, social work, and vegetarianism. Yes, I’m every bit as boring as all that sounds!
Frog on the Porch 