I tend to create first and look for meaning after. In this way, overthinking won’t get in the way of authentic creation. As I begin to work on new pieces, the meaning or idea slowly begins to develop, I then continue to pursue one direction or another and ideally, the ideas and images solidify into what will become the final work.
These five works, called In the Night Sky, are a combination of a few different interests and ideas. They combine my interest in astronomy, as well as a casual indifference to astrology. At the time these works were made, there was also a new and hotly contested national debate about gender identity.