For me music is about honoring all parts of my humanity and living into the possibility of personal, interpersonal, and planetary healing. I aspire to align myself with the rhythms of nature; to realize and remember that I am not separate from the earth, from the rest of humanity, from the Divine. It is the yearning to restore connection that also prompts me to share my work with others.
In 2012 songs started pouring through. I was deeply depressed and troubled by the world. I was frozen and experiencing what I'd now name as collective grief. It was often in the moments of despair that I would pick up the guitar and start singing. What often happened when I did this was astounding and transformative. Words would start coming
through from somewhere much bigger and wiser than me. The lyrics were balm for my broken heart. I would leave these songwriting sessions in a completely different state of consciousness than when I sat down. It was like I was having a conversation with the Universe, with some power that knew more than me in my place of suffering. These songs were profound and transformative gifts. I don't know where they come from, but I do know that the connection to that space is important. I aspire to live my life connected there. This experience of communion is what has led me to where I am now artistically.
My current work is in a process of metamorphosis, and I am staying open and curious to this unfolding. I am always looking at how to bring these mysterious messages to the earth and how to embody them in my day-to-day life. The way I make decisions in my work is intuitive. I trust the process. I let it guide me. It's a relationship with the muses and with the music. It takes a lot of trust, opening myself to the unknown, and receptivity. It's a non-linear process, organic and seemingly chaotic but ultimately leading me to a natural order. Much like nature. My sincerest goal with my art is to continue to make room for all of this wild and magnificent life in its many facets and forms. My hope is that the music that comes through me invites space in others to do the same.
