![]() ![]() ![]() But it took many years for me to recognize that what I had been trying to accomplish through visual art was in fact a form of storytelling, and one that would - for me, anyway - be better served with words rather than imagery. I had always used the dual practices of art and creative writing together, as part of a mixed-media approach. Often, it was a way of simply trying to work through my own thoughts and emotions surrounding this topic, to take my feelings of frustration, confusion, anger, and fear and turn them into something constructive. It’s a topic that I’ve carried around for a long time but was never quite sure how it would figure in to my work as a writer.Ĭoming from a background in the visual arts, I had worked with the themes of trauma and sexual violence time and again over the course of a decade. Sexual violence, in particular, is an issue that has always been close to my heart. They are the ones that keep me up at night and inspire me to ask questions, to understand further, and to try to somehow make a difference. These are the issues that fuel me creatively. I’ve always felt a need to explore the tough subjects - trauma, violence, social justice. ![]()
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