I have worked towards expressing a better understanding of my antisocial tendencies through my artwork. In the past I have explored my bizarre comfort with solitude and how that solitude should not be feared. Though as I move forward, in life and in my work, this perspective has shifted into one that places more doubt on the acceptance of loneliness. While I still do find an odd comfort in being alone, I have come to respect the consequences of falling too deep into that comfort. 

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    My charcoal drawings as well as my Rope Burn series has been what has helped me realize these consequences. In these drawings, the effects of isolation are brought to the forefront. With each of these drawings I have represented myself as restricted and bound. The loneliness that once gave me freedom has taken that freedom away. My works that include rope are meant to show my self imposed prison that shields me from the viewer, creating a greatly claustrophobic space for me to inhabit. Unlike in my past work, where I have created these claustrophobic spaces for comfort, the rope creates an uncomfortable and scratchy surrounding for me, as well as a deeply unsettling image for the viewer. These works also revolve around the themes of obstruction of identity and the idea of a mask to try and strengthen the feeling of separation of myself and the viewer. These pieces display an inner struggle as I so blatantly prevent myself from completing my goals.