Through my paintings, I explore the luminous inner worlds of girls and young women—spaces shaped by memory, emotion, and imagination. My work often moves between tenderness and tension, innocence and insight, play and vulnerability. These figures are not simply portraits; they are embodiments of archetypes, dreamscapes, and emotional truths—each a reflection of my own story and the universal complexities of girlhood.
Themes of transformation, longing, and resilience weave throughout the work. Dolls, animals, symbolic objects, and dreamlike settings become carriers of hidden meaning—infused with memory, mythology, and subtle magic. I’m particularly drawn to vintage dolls and childhood artifacts, which I animate with inner life, inviting a dialogue between the animate and inanimate, the remembered and the reimagined. The aesthetic is often tinged with whimsy and melancholy, evoking a kind of surreal nostalgia.
Influenced by painters like Balthus, and the poetic assemblages of Joseph Cornell, my visual language is at once intimate and theatrical—quietly theatrical. Each piece begins with a personal impulse, often rooted in my own childhood experiences, and grows into a symbolic universe that others may enter and recognize as their own.
Ultimately, my work is an act of devotion—to memory, to survival, to beauty, to the small rituals that keep us tethered to ourselves. In expressing the inner voice of the child I once was, I offer viewers a doorway into their own emotional landscapes—a chance to feel seen, remembered, and not so alone.