"The way I see the canvas is as ‘being my own skin’: a surface where I project my emotions."

‘The imagery was sourced from a remarkable 80s porn film where a woman is giving a blow job and what struck me was the uncanny resemblance to a women receiving communion.’

“I really wanted the work to be ecstatic and orgasmic. The moment of orgasm is one of those rare moments where I stop thinking and the body reigns supreme.”

‘My art was birthed from survival, it was a way to recreate scenarios where I could feel safe and free.’

“I remember quitting drugs and riding the train in New York, when a stranger struck up a conversation with me and  said 'You know sobriety kills art'.”

“I was such a timid kid but when I turned 18 I did all the rebellious “teen stuff”. It gave me control when everything else in my life felt out of my hands.”

“I had a copper IUD for six years which broke off and lodged into my uterus. It had a big impact on me, making me very aware of my body, what I could and couldn’t control.”

“I like the idea of women being portrayed as villains, doing something mischievous to men, but nothing too serious, just playful revenge.”

“A lot of my work explores the unsettling feeling when your intuition turns out to be wrong. When you make a decision you thought was right, only to realize it was the worst choice.”

“A lot of my work explores the unsettling feeling when your intuition turns out to be wrong. When you make a decision you thought was right, only to realize it was the worst choice.”

“A dominatrix once told me ‘Every day you’re consenting to things, it’s about being conscious of what you’re consenting to.’”

“There has always been irony in my self-objectification. It was jarring when viewers referred to my nudes
simply as 'the girl'.”