Social Impact Work:Both my employment and educational backgrounds have given me solid experience working with clients of all ages struggling with trauma, disability, addiction, severe and persistent mental illness, and or systems of oppression. I have worked with multiple types interpersonal violence including but not limited to adult and child sexual assault, domestic violence, human sex trafficking, and teen dating violence. My multiple roles in the realm of advocacy have given me the ability to help others obtain benefits/connect them to resources to provide information and assistance in order to improve overall quality of life. Examples include insurance, housing, counseling, education, and legal assistance. I have also had multiple opportunities to work effectively with/develop collaborative training curricula for working with diverse populations, put on events for community bonding and connection building, strengthen my listening and communication skills, work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and to efficiently organize data, grant reporting, records, and supplies.Artist Statement: Much like a carbon footprint, I’m drawn to the marks that we leave on each other physically and psychologically as we interact together. My subject matter revolves heavily around conversations and situations that many of us avoid in our society, including mental illness, trauma, interpersonal violence, discrimination, and identity. My work focuses on the pain that we inflict on ourselves and each other in the forms of neglect, abuse, and oppression; the taboos and horrors of human creation that we choose to ignore or avoid. I prefer to use recycled or discarded materials to create two dimensional and three-dimensional works. I can create both archival and non-archival pieces depending on the project. I am heavily influenced by Surrealism and Art Nouveau styles.