I base my work on the exploration of myself, and those with whom I am closest. Though personal, these portraits have broader artistic and human significance than their specificity initially implies. The beauty of portraiture lies in the innately human search for self-definition. My work utilizes a fragmented personal narrative filled with specifics that do not add up to a complete story on their own, yet invite the viewer to complete the piece by filling in the blanks with moments or memories from their own lives. Contextualized by digital modes of communication and instantaneous dissemination of information, I create complete yet fragmented works. The absurdity of a fragmented gestalt lends itself to our technological era when individual bits of information are meaningless until compiled into a logical whole. I create portraits of myself; those I love, and the moments shared between us as a form of public rumination and make physical an individual process so that it may become shared experience.