Theses and Dissertations Collection

The connection between people and the relationships we have with each other are the most powerful and moving things that we experience in our life. The relationships you have will make you change yourself, confuse you, inspire you, make you act out in ways you never dreamed of, question things you thought you believed, and help you find strength and meaning in those moments where you are the weakest. The nuance and layers we choose to reveal to each other, in order to make the connections we need, is where my work is coming from. What I decide to tell or show others has always been a hard road to travel in my life. More often than not, I have found myself guarded with relationships and my making. Finally opening up my content and methods more has let me make deeper and longer lasting connections with viewers and those people in my life. Cultivating a clearer sense of honesty with the things that I make has ultimately helped me analyze myself and the importance/meaning of my work.