Trauma Wounds

This body of work was born out of an assignment to create a series of distorted self-portraits. The unprocessed trauma I was carrying in body had reached a boiling point and something about observing my reflection on distorted surfaces and recording these impressions felt closer to the truth than other more “accurate” self-portraits I had made in the past. It was only years later, after becoming a psychotherapist- that I would come to find other great Psychotherapists of the past like Carl Jung, had spoken about the inner fragmentation that takes place in psychological conflict and experiences of trauma.

Fragmented, 2014.
Oils on bristol board, 9” x 12”

Shaking off the Meatsuit, 2014.
Oils on bristol board, 9” x 12”

Only I can See You but Barely, 2014.
Oils on bristol board, 9” x 12”

0731, 2014.
Oils on bristol board, 9” x 12”

It was Time to go to Therapy, 2014.
Oils on bristol board, 9” x 12”

Weary, 2017.
Oils on canvas paper, 6” x 6”

People are Strange, 2017.
Oils on canvas paper, 6” x 6”

The Scream, 2017.
Oils on canvas paper, 6” x 6”

Ancient One, 2017.
Oils on canvas paper, 6” x 6”

Earthly, 2017.
Oils on canvas paper, 6” x 6”