It is the goal of all artists to inspire the viewer by showcasing the intricacies of their own mind. I try to follow this principle in my own work, by portraying the hallucinations and out-of-body experiences of both others and myself.

I take these illusions to a very intimate level in my most recent series, Type One. The work is sourced from personal experiences, self-exploration of a life with (type 1) Diabetes as a constant companion. Many of the pieces are directly or metaphorically representative of apparitions brought on when blood chemistry affects the mind. While working on this series I was confronted by several visitors to my studio who would tell me of their own experiences of phantasmagoria. This caused me to take my autobiographical paintings and turn them into personal narratives of others.

I use a traditional technique of building up layers of glazes to depict the figures in my painting. The aged and worn border of many paintings, that is similar to old master sketchbook pages, is used to portray the undefined and sometimes unclear landscape of the human psyche. In my own experience with hallucinations and out-of-body experiences, I find myself concentrating on the world around me, trying to discern the real world from my own imagination, trying to find the "devils in the dust".