I’m an ✨over thinker✨ and I’ve found that one of the ways that helps me to stop obsessing over certain thoughts is to get them outside of my body, especially if they’re scary to say out loud.
Each piece encapsulates a fear of mine, whether tethered in reality or not, that I have felt and might still feel. The only way for me to move forward has been to examine these fears. But I couldn't examine something I was denying the existence of.
The making process of this work required a lot of emotional labor; it was a series of loving and honest actions. Honesty can bring about a plethora of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings: overwhelm, intimidation, uncertainty, doubt, stress, fear, anxious, dread, disappointment, shame.
Honesty can, at the same time and in a safe space, be a tool utilized in an act of love towards yourself and others. It can lead to a change of behavior towards yourself and others that is more personal, intentional, and loving.
I have an overwhelmingly long time ahead of me, 11” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Stress, 2022-2023
Will I ever be the same?, 10” x 8”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2023
I Miss My Cold Exterior, 10” x 8”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Exhaustion, 2022-2023
it hurts when he does this, 7” x 5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Pain, 2022-2023
The High Expectations I Have Set For Myself Stress Me Out, 5” x 7”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Stress, 2023
i’m falling into complacency, 7” x 5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Exhaustion, 2023-2024
I Can’t Let Go Of Control, 7” x 5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Too Much, 2023-2024
I Take Life Too Seriously, 11” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
Who Am I Without Him?, 8.5” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2022-2024
How Did I Get Here?, 7” x 5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2023-2024
i'm worried i'm losing my ambition, 5” x 7”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Exhaustion, 2023-2024
I Need To Have Everything Figured Out, 5” x 7”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
I FEAR FAILURE, 8.5” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Too Much, 2022-2024
i'm not useful, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Too Much, 2023-2024
i'm scared i'm going to let him go, 5” x 7”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2022-2024
i wouldn't be as good with less anxiety, 11” x 8.5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
no one is going to like what i make, 11” x 8.5”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2023-2024
i don't know what i'm doing, 8.5” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2023-2024
i'm wasting time, 10” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
i don't always give my all, 10” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Exhaustion, 2023-2024
i felt so alone by the people closest to me, 10” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Pain, 2022-2024
i'm not enough, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Too Much, 2022-2024
i don't understand people sometimes, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
I don't deserve this, 11” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2023-2024
i'm too boring, 10” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2023-2024
People Think I'm Awkward, 10” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2022-2024
who am i?, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2022-2024
I Didn't Think I'd See 22, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Pain, 2022-2024
i'm scared of change, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Stress, 2022-2024
I Hold Myself Back, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2022-2024
I think I could be a very successful artist if I was single and afraid of intimacy, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2022-2024
Trying Isn't Enough Sometimes, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Pain, 2023-2024
I'M NOT DOING ENOUGH, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Overthinking, 2022-2024
I made more art when I lived alone, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Doubt, 2022-2024
I THINK TOO MUCH, 11” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Overthinking, 2023-2024
i'm scared how much of my growth resulted from him, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Doubt, 2022-2024
i am baby , 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Exhaustion, 2022-2024
I Can't Get Out Of My Way, 14” x 11”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Overthinking, 2023-2024
i don't trust myself, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Too Much, 2023-2024
I Hold Way Too Much In, 11” x 10”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Stress, 2023-2024
i'm scared he's going to leave me, 11” x 14”, Premium Matte Paper, Print, Embroidery Floss, Graphite, Overthinking, 2022-2024
