I believe that being born with one eye legally blind and seeing doublethroughout life has had a deep impact on the way I view and navigate thisworld. Even to this day my perception of what I see is abstract andvisionary with a tendency for pareidolia. This has manifested in my art. Isee faces and stories in my own and others works that are not alwaysobvious. Heavy texture calls for my tactile senses which compensate formy own vision being obscured. I am enticed by organic materials andtextures that draw my hand to touch it, like a magnet which, satisfies a partof my sentient need that my eyes lack. In contrast, simplicity and boldsimple works of the abstracts ease my eye. Intricate, textured contentemerges from my art. My subconscious wanders and escapes to find facesand places of other realities, while describing one of my own abstractemotions or ideas which I can’t quite put into words yet, embraces who Iam with the objective of connecting with others.Beginning as a makeup artist, I soon began to paint canvases and largesculptured tribal masks on canvas which later evolved into my bold series,RISE. Africa and her indigenous people, the music, dance and art inspiredmy work throughout the years which gives my art a grounding element,touching humanity. Today I create multi layered canvases with tiers andwire constructs adding more layers and blends of paint combined withmatte, luminescence and resin. Obscure faces, figures and scenesreminiscent of ancient times that morph and alter with lighting and shifts ofones gaze appear. Ontological inquiries of existence inspire my work, witha passion for the epistemological study of space time and the possibility ofthe existence of other dimensions and cosmic time travel. Questions of lifeand death linger. Research and education into the latest scientific theoriesby physicists, scientists and astronomers plus discoveries by the HadronCollider and The James Webb Telescope combined with my own insights,has prompted an urgent desire to translate these abstract concepts intovisual narratives. I implore the viewer to contemplate and spark theircuriosity while I provide a visual pathway to the worlds of the intricateunknown using interference, textures, plexiglass, wire and mirror to givesustenance and form to these abstruse theories that merge science,philosophy and art.“SHRED the BOX” -