Artist Statement: Life is made up of many significant events and moments. Sometimes these events can be good or cause us to despair. Who knew that it would entail a yearlong pandemic which left us scared for our safety, our family’s safety, and wearing a mask everywhere you go? If only to find a place or places of tranquility and be free of these worries; to let out a big sigh of relief from all the stress and to free myself from suffocating masks. That is what I decided to represent in my five illustrations ...

Whether your stress is about a world-wide pandemic, a rough home life, a busy job, or you just need a little break from reality, there are so many hidden places and some not so hidden into which you can go, and maybe let go of your worries. My pieces represent these places to which I have personally traveled with the aim to let go of my own worries. And I hope that by just taking a minute to look at these pieces, the viewer will also have a moment of relief.